In the Web3 data ecosystem, there is a common concern: individual users want to earn C from data but fear 'investing time to authorize without any returns'; small to medium DeFi projects wish to purchase user data to optimize strategies but worry 'spending C yields no results, wasting costs'; offline bakeries want to try Web3 membership activities but are concerned about 'investing in data tools without attracting foot traffic'—'fearing investment without returns and high trial and error costs' prevents many participants from taking the first step. As a decentralized data infrastructure, Chainbase is building a 'low-risk touchstone for data' with 'zero-cost testing + small-scale trial and error + income guarantees', allowing newcomers to experience monetization at no cost, enabling small projects to test effectiveness with small amounts, thoroughly dispelling concerns of 'wanting to earn but not daring to invest'.
Its core capability is to break down 'high-risk investments' into 'low-threshold trials' rather than requiring participants to place a single large bet. On the technical side, Chainbase has built a 'low-risk data hub': for individual newcomers, the hub offers 'zero-cost experience tasks'—without needing to authorize complex data first, users can complete zero-risk tasks such as 'browsing the data monetization guide' and 'marking their NFT preferences (text description only, no need to upload on-chain records)' to earn 5-10 C. After experiencing this, they can decide whether to authorize real data. A university student from Xi'an, Xiao Li, first earned 30 C through experience tasks, and after confirming the process was safe, authorized on-chain data, now earning a stable 200 C per month; for small to medium projects, the hub has developed a 'small testing package'—with 10 C, they can purchase '5 cross-chain data queries' and '20 user behavior samples', allowing projects to test whether the data matches their needs before deciding on large purchases. A four-member DeFi tool team tested data from Ethereum and Solana with 10 C, discovering that Solana data better fit their needs, leading to precise purchases that saved 80% of costs compared to blindly buying multi-chain packages; for offline merchants, the hub designed a 'free trial tool'—merchants can use the 'NFT member query function' for free for 7 days, limited to 10 queries per day, during which they can also receive one-on-one activity suggestions. A community bakery in Nanjing used the query function to send discount vouchers to 5 NFT members during the trial, attracting them to shop, and decisively paid for an extension after the trial ended.
When the ecosystem is implemented, Chainbase does not enforce 'mandatory binding' but focuses on designing safeguards for 'risk-averse' scenarios. For individual users, it launched a 'profit guarantee plan'—after users authorize data, if the data is not used within 30 days, Chainbase will subsidize 10 C as a 'consolation prize'; if the data is used but the returns are below expectations (such as below 50% of the average returns for similar data), users can apply for additional C compensation. Currently, 2.05 million users have participated in the plan, and concerns about data authorization have decreased by 90%; for small to medium projects, it introduced an 'effect refund promise'—after purchasing data, if the business increment (e.g., new users, transaction volume) generated from using the data does not meet expectations within 30 days, users can apply for a 50% refund based on data usage records. A small to medium NFT platform successfully applied for a refund after user acquisition fell short of expectations, reducing losses; for offline merchants, it initiated 'trial and error support'—if merchants pay but the activity's effect is poor (e.g., in-store visit rate increases less than 10%), they can receive free tool usage for the next month and a customized optimization plan from Chainbase. Recently, after adjusting the activity strategy for a bakery in Hangzhou, the in-store visit rate increased from 8% to 35%. Even more considerate, Chainbase has developed a 'risk calculator' that allows users and projects to input 'investment C amount + expected effects' to calculate 'possible loss limits' and 'break-even periods', giving them a clear understanding of risks.
In the long run, its value lies in 'activating the willingness to try Web3 data with low risk', encouraging more hesitant participants to take the first step. Currently, Chainbase has 2.05 million individual users and 90,000 small and medium cooperative projects/merchants testing data services through the 'touchstone', among which 60% of novice users choose long-term data authorization after their experience, and 75% of small to medium projects proceed with large purchases after testing, forming a positive cycle of 'low-risk trials - observing returns - long-term participation'. Recently, the project also reached a partnership with the Web3 payment platform Circle, allowing users to quickly exchange earned C for fiat currency, further reducing 'monetization risks'. The 'low-risk nature' of the C token is also being reinforced: C earned from novice experience tasks can be directly exchanged for daily necessities without bearing trading risks; small test packages enjoy a 10% discount when paying with C, and large purchases receive additional discounts; users who stake C can prioritize receiving income guarantee amounts, which has increased the C staking rate to 96%, with an average daily trading volume growth of 85%.
From helping university students earn their first C at zero cost, to allowing small projects to test with 10 C, and providing bakeries with free data tool experiences, Chainbase is using a 'low-risk touchstone' to give Web3 data participants a 'sense of security'. As more people dare to try and invest, this 'low-risk data platform' may create a new atmosphere in the Web3 data ecosystem where 'trial and error is painless, and earning is reassuring', transforming data from a 'risk item not to touch' into a 'revenue item worth trying'.
