Lately, I’ve been feeling like the on-chain data refreshes are “hanging” a bit, but it’s not necessarily that the chain has stopped.

Many dashboards/wallets rely on indexers + subgraphs to organize events first; when you check, it’s either catching up on blocks or rebuilding the index, so the latest few minutes will be empty.
Adding RPC rate limiting on top, when public nodes get overwhelmed, they’ll give you slow responses or occasional 429 errors, making it feel like the page is spinning.
Basically, what you’re seeing is a “data service queue,” not the true state of the chain.
During a blockchain game’s economic collapse, it’s even more obvious—studio scripts run around, RPC and indexer pressure skyrockets, token prices spiral, and data delays make it look even more chaotic.
Anyway, when I see suspicious contracts or sudden gaps, I first switch to a different RPC, then check the raw logs on a block explorer—don’t get scared by the front end.
For now, I’ll do that, and fill in two backup RPCs into my wallet.