Exploring the idea of an open-source crypto data terminal, built by the community for the community. For deep on-chain insights, what are the non-negotiable features? Beyond dashboards & explorers, what analytics & alerts are crucial?

how are you sourcing the data? I think replicating gmgn is a great idea, but some archive nodes are like 10tb+

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vast vast majority of users don’t have 6tb available though

maybe something like arweave or ipfs could work for storing a shared and free data resource?

Yes, this is precisely why it should be an open-source project.
For analytic data, users should be able to choose:
	1.	Retention duration
	2.	Blockchain chains to include
	3.	Specific data types to index and store
Regarding archive data, self-hosted nodes offer a practical solution. Based on my recent check, a reth base network archive node requires approximately 6 TB storage – prohibitively expensive in cloud environments and difficult to maintain synchronization, but significantly cheaper and easier to manage on home servers.

Looking ahead, I see two potential solutions:
	1.	Union API Solution: A hosted API for users who prefer not to run archive nodes/indexers, though this would require significant infrastructure costs
	2.	Preferred Distributed Approach: Enabling syncing of processed data between nodes through our gateway registry. This would:
	▪	Eliminate redundant data indexing
	▪	Maintain data sovereignty
	▪	Create a decentralized network effect