Today I checked the on-chain data again and it "lagged," almost thought my internet was down... Then I realized it's probably not my computer's problem, it's those middlemen gasping for air. The transactions/balances you're checking aren't directly pulled from the chain; many are pre-processed and prepared for you, and when you're busy or making many requests, you'll get rate-limited, like waiting in line for bubble tea—when it's your turn, you're a bit slow.

To put it simply, data also has "relay delay"; that blank spot you see might just be it reconciling the data again. Recently, the "yield stacking" hype around staking has been heated, but I'm actually more concerned: if the underlying layer is all queuing, stacking more won't help avoid congestion... In the short term, it's really about mental resilience—don't let delays scare you into pressing buttons recklessly.