2026-01-20 00:39:26

What's the most overlooked aspect of Web3 infrastructure?

When we talk about blockchain, most people focus on price action and tokenomics. But the real foundation—the infrastructure layer—often gets lost in the noise. There's so much happening behind the scenes that actually makes everything else possible.

What do you think is being slept on? Is it the layer-2 solutions, the node operators, cross-chain bridges, or something else entirely? Share your take below.

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CountdownToBroke

· 13h ago

Honestly, no one really pays attention to node operators. Everyone is focused on the coin price every day, but little do they know that infrastructure is the lifeline.

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DuskSurfer

· 13h ago

Honestly, node operators are really underestimated. No one has high hopes for them, but they are the ones holding everything up.

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PhantomHunter

· 13h ago

Node operation and maintenance really don't seem to matter to anyone... but it's the one doing the work.

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WhaleStalker

· 13h ago

Honestly, node operators are really underestimated. No one cares about how hard they work to maintain the network, everyone is just thinking about buying coins to make quick money.

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GasWaster69

· 13h ago

NGL, infra has indeed been seriously underestimated, but I think everyone is actually most asleep on the node operators... no one cares about how they cover their maintenance costs.

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