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Lately, I've been noticing that on-chain data always seems to "pause" for a moment, and it's not just your internet connection being bad... Many times, it's because the indexer/Subgraph hasn't finished organizing the new blocks yet. When the frontend asks it for answers, it can only freeze for a moment; plus, with RPC rate limiting, it's like too many people trying to squeeze through the same small door—when it's your turn, you're told "please try again later." I now kind of see it as rush hour for food delivery: the rider (node) is on the way, the store (index) is still packing, and no matter how much you urge, it's no use.
By the way, I also noticed that these days, the community is arguing again about privacy coins, mixing, and compliance boundaries. Honestly, everyone just wants a switch to "see or not see," but the data pipeline itself isn't guaranteed to be available on demand. Anyway, I keep notes for myself and try to wait a few minutes, look at two sources instead of one—better to miss out than to make decisions based on instant data.