Late at night, repeatedly debugging the prototype of the on-chain tracking tool, the coffee has gone cold but the calculations continue—once you extend the data storage costs over an entire year, cold sweat breaks out on your back.

Many people focus on short-term expenses like Gas fees but fail to realize that permanent data storage is the real invisible killer. Unlike transaction fees, this cost isn't immediately obvious; it silently accumulates and becomes heavier over time, like bacteria in the teeth gap, eventually leading to an outbreak.

I know a small NFT project whose minting and royalty mechanisms are well-designed, yet they are worn down by metadata storage costs to the point of insomnia. This isn't a future hidden danger in imagination but a current real-world problem.

This is why data storage infrastructure is so critical. Many on-chain applications are flashy but lack practicality; the core issue is the absence of reliable, economical storage solutions. Data availability should be the foundation, not decoration.

The backbone of future on-chain social and gaming ecosystems is these unassuming but solid pipeline projects. While everyone chases hot topics, some are doing real foundational work. Are the on-chain data of your previous projects still in good shape? Who will bear the storage bills five years from now? Compared to any marketing language, these questions themselves are the best answers.