The rapid development of a well-known data storage network, especially with the surge in demand for high-frequency data queries and cryptographic proof verification, has directly increased the pressure on global network infrastructure—bandwidth shortages and soaring energy consumption. The problem is that these social and environmental costs have not been fully incorporated into the project's economic model. In other words, the costs are passed on to the public network and the global energy system to bear.

Once regulators start to scrutinize the carbon footprint of blockchain projects or the responsibility for network congestion, these hidden implicit costs will surface. By then, existing business logic may need to be restructured.

Another perspective: the hardware competition among nodes is intensifying. Faster hardware upgrades mean more old equipment being phased out, and the accumulation of electronic waste is no longer a minor issue.

A truly responsible blockchain protocol should do this: grow while reflecting. Proactively assess its impact on the environment and society, and regularly disclose externality metrics. At the same time, efforts can be made from two directions—first, on the technical side, optimize coding efficiency and reduce computational load; second, on the incentive side, design reward mechanisms to encourage node operators to adopt green energy. Only then can scale be pursued while truly fulfilling environmental responsibilities.