The vitality of the Web3 data ecosystem depends not only on the growth of data scale but also on 'ecosystem inclusiveness'—whether participants of different sizes and types (especially individual users, small to medium projects, and offline merchants as 'small players') can participate equally, contribute value, and receive feedback. However, the current Web3 data ecosystem exhibits significant 'inclusiveness gaps': technical barriers keep non-professional roles out, standardized rules ignore segmented demands, and value distribution tilts towards the head, leading small players to remain in the 'marginal zone', struggling to deeply integrate into the ecosystem. Chainbase, as a decentralized data infrastructure, is building an inclusive ecological system through a tripartite design of 'lowering thresholds, optimizing adaptation, and enhancing feedback', allowing small players to shift from 'passive participation' to 'active contribution', and from the 'marginal of the ecosystem' to the 'core of value'.
1. Three core manifestations of the inclusiveness gap in the Web3 data ecosystem
The essence of insufficient inclusiveness is the misalignment between the ecosystem's 'participation mechanism' and the 'demands of small players'—the ecosystem design centers on 'professional participants' without considering the technical capabilities, scenario demands, and value appeals of small players, ultimately forming a binary structure of 'marginal-core'.
1. Technical barriers: 'Entry barriers' for non-professional roles
Web3 data tools generally suffer from 'technical dependency': the user interface is designed for developers, requiring coding skills to call data interfaces; tool functions are complex, including multi-chain data aggregation, smart contract analysis, and other specialized modules that non-professional roles (such as offline merchants and ordinary users) find hard to understand; data connection requires manual configuration of nodes and debugging parameters, which is time-consuming and error-prone. For example, individual users wanting to query on-chain earnings data need to switch between multiple block explorers and calculate manually; offline florists wanting to implement NFT redemption functions need to hire technical teams to develop compatible interfaces, costing over ten thousand yuan. This 'technical centralization' design forces small players to exit the ecosystem due to 'inability to use'.
2. Rule adaptation: Standardized rules leading to 'scenario exclusion'
Currently, the rules of the Web3 data ecosystem (such as data authorization scope, compliance requirements, and revenue distribution ratios) are mostly a 'one-size-fits-all' model, overlooking the scenario differences of different roles: individual users need 'flexible authorization' (e.g., only opening transaction data for nearly a month) but are required for 'full authorization'; small to medium projects need 'lightweight compliance' (e.g., serving a single region) but must follow complex rules covering the globe; offline merchants need 'localized adaptation' (e.g., adapting to local payment habits) but can only use generic tools. The 'standardized redundancy' of rules leads small players to abandon participation due to 'inapplicability'—individual users refuse authorization due to privacy concerns, small to medium projects stall development due to high compliance costs, and offline merchants give up on Web3 attempts due to unsuitable tools.
3. Value feedback: 'Severe imbalance' between contribution and returns
Small players are important 'value producers' in the Web3 data ecosystem—individual users generate on-chain behavioral data, offline merchants provide scenario data, and small to medium projects develop segmented tools, but the value of these contributions is difficult to feedback to themselves: individual users only receive a one-time small profit after authorizing data, while the subsequent value of secondary usage is unrelated to them; lightweight tools developed by small to medium projects struggle to gain users due to lack of exposure, making it hard to recoup investment costs; offline merchants, after introducing Web3 traffic, do not receive corresponding incentives from the ecosystem, leading to insufficient motivation for sustained operation. The 'head tilt' in value distribution causes small players to lose enthusiasm for participation due to 'less benefit', forming a vicious cycle of 'more contribution - less benefit'.
2. Chainbase's inclusive infrastructure: Three core designs bridge the gap
The innovation of Chainbase is not simply about 'lowering the threshold', but reconstructing the 'participation mechanism' from the infrastructure level, allowing small players to 'easily enter, adapt to scenarios, and receive feedback', specifically achieved through three core designs:
1. Technical inclusiveness: Low-code/no-code tools lower entry barriers
To address the issue of technical barriers, Chainbase has created a 'participation-for-all' technical system, enabling non-professional roles to easily use it through 'visual operation + modular plugins':
• No-code tools cover all roles: Providing individual users with a 'visual data management platform' that allows querying on-chain earnings and adjusting authorization ranges without code, with an operating process similar to a 'mobile APP'; developing a 'drag-and-drop tool configuration platform' for offline merchants, where the NFT redemption tool can be deployed in two steps by 'selecting the type of cash register system + setting discount rules', which can be launched within 10 minutes; providing 'low-code development kits' for small to medium projects, including data interface templates and front-end component libraries, allowing projects to generate tools simply by filling in parameters, improving development efficiency by 80%.
• Technical support 'indiscriminate coverage': The platform has established a '24-hour technical assistance channel' where individual users can receive real-time guidance through images and texts when encountering operational issues, offline merchants can apply for 'on-site technical debugging', and small to medium projects can receive one-on-one development consultations. By May 2024, over 4.9 million non-professional roles have mastered the use of Web3 data tools through this system, reducing the technical barriers by over 90%.
This technical design makes 'not knowing code' no longer a barrier for small players to enter, truly achieving 'technical inclusiveness'.
2. Rule inclusiveness: Dynamic adaptation system matches segmented demands
To address the issue of rule adaptation, Chainbase has built a 'dynamic rule engine' that automatically adjusts rules based on role type, scenario requirements, and regional regulations, achieving 'personalized rules for everyone':
• Role dimension: Differentiated authorization and compliance: For individual users, 'graded data authorization rules' have been introduced, supporting autonomous choices based on 'data type (transactions/NFT)' and 'authorization duration (1 month/3 months)', avoiding excessive authorization; for small to medium projects, 'regional compliance templates' are provided, such as automatic matching of GDPR rules for services in the EU market, and adapting local data storage requirements for services in the Southeast Asian market; for offline merchants, 'scenario-based operational rules' are designed, such as the NFT redemption rules for dining merchants defaulting to 'supporting post-meal settlement', and retail merchants defaulting to 'supporting immediate redemption'.
• Scenario dimension: Flexible adjustment mechanism: The rule engine supports 'real-time adjustments', such as when offline merchants need to temporarily relax NFT discount limits due to high weekend traffic, they can easily modify rules via the platform, and the system will automatically sync to the user side; small to medium projects can quickly adjust interface calling rules when user demand changes without reapplying for qualifications.
The dynamic rule system allows small players to not have to 'accommodate rules', but rather the rules actively 'adapt to demands', increasing participation flexibility by 85%, and the abandonment rate caused by rule incompatibility dropped from 40% to 5%.
3. Value inclusiveness: Contribution ownership mechanism ensures return of benefits
To address the issue of value imbalance, Chainbase has established a full-chain mechanism of 'contribution-ownership-feedback', allowing every contribution from small players to receive reasonable returns:
• Contribution ownership: Recording the full-chain value: Through decentralized identity (DID) and smart contracts, every contribution from small players is recorded—after individual users authorize data, the contract automatically records 'data type, usage frequency, profit ratio'; when tools developed by small to medium projects are called, the system counts 'call volume, user ratings, value contributions' in real-time; when offline merchants provide scenario data, the platform records 'data application scenarios, resulting ecological increments', ensuring contributions are traceable and quantifiable.
• Revenue feedback: Diversified distribution methods: Individual users can obtain continuous returns through 'initial data authorization earnings + secondary reuse shares', for instance, when authorized on-chain data is used by research institutions, they can earn 0.5-2 tokens per use; tools developed by small to medium projects can profit through 'usage shares + user subscription earnings', for example, if a tool is used by 100 merchants, it can steadily earn distribution income each month; offline merchants introducing Web3 traffic can earn 'ecological incentive tokens', such as receiving 50 tokens for every additional 10 NFT members.
According to publicly available data from the platform, through this mechanism, the average monthly data earnings of individual users increased by 40%, the profit cycle of tools for small to medium projects was shortened from '6 months' to '1 month', and the operational motivation of offline merchants in Web3 increased by 70%, truly realizing 'contributions have returns, participation has value'.
3. The value of an inclusive ecosystem: From 'marginal filling' to 'core co-construction'
The inclusive infrastructure built by Chainbase is not 'charitable assistance to small players', but fundamentally activates the 'diverse innovative power' of the Web3 data ecosystem— the participation of small players not only fills the ecological gap but also promotes the expansion of scenarios and the deepening of value, specifically reflected in three dimensions:
1. Individual users: From 'passive data providers' to 'active value creators'
In the past, individual users only played the role of 'data authorization tools' in the Web3 data ecosystem, passively providing data while struggling to gain value; now, through low-threshold tools and continuous revenue mechanisms, users can actively manage data, choose application scenarios, and even participate in data innovation (such as submitting 'data application ideas' through the platform, which can be rewarded if adopted). For example, a user discovered that 'niche public chains lacked analysis tools for creators', submitted the idea through the platform, and after collaborating with small to medium projects to develop tools, can earn a 15% share of tool profits monthly, transitioning from a 'data provider' to an 'ecosystem innovator'.
2. Small to medium projects: From 'marginal niche players' to 'scenario innovation main forces'
Previously, small to medium projects could only create 'niche tools' on the margins of the ecosystem due to technical and resource limitations; with inclusive infrastructure support, projects can acquire data at low cost, adapt scenarios, and achieve profits, becoming the 'main force of scenario innovation' in the Web3 data ecosystem. For instance, a three-person team developed an 'offline merchant NFT membership management tool' which was quickly implemented through Chainbase's low-code suite, adapted to 10 types of offline scenarios such as dining, retail, and services, and within three months was used by 500 merchants, becoming a 'star tool' within the ecosystem, completely shedding the label of 'marginal player'.
3. Offline merchants: From 'Web3 observers' to 'ecosystem implementation carriers'
Offline merchants had previously held a 'wait-and-see attitude' towards the Web3 ecosystem due to technical and compliance barriers; now, through lightweight tools and localized rules, merchants have become 'offline implementation carriers' of the Web3 data ecosystem, driving the ecosystem from 'online virtual' to 'offline reality'. Taking a community business circle in Shanghai as an example, 10 merchants formed an 'NFT cross-store discount alliance' after accessing Web3 tools through Chainbase, leading to a threefold increase in Web3 traffic within three months and a 25% increase in member repurchase rates, becoming a typical case of 'Web3 + offline commerce'.
From the overall perspective of the ecosystem, inclusive infrastructure allows the 'participation roles' in the Web3 data ecosystem to shift from 'dominated by leading institutions' to 'co-construction by diversified roles', expanding scenario coverage from 'online public chains/DeFi' to 'offline retail/services/healthcare', while data value extends from 'on-chain analysis' to 'real-life applications'. As of May 2024, Chainbase has connected 5.1 million individual users, 245,000 small to medium projects, and offline merchants, covering 42 segmented scenarios, significantly increasing the ecosystem's 'role diversity' and 'scenario richness' by 200% compared to 2023, truly achieving 'diverse co-construction and win-win coexistence'.
4. Long-term insights: The 'inclusive logic' for the sustainable development of the Web3 ecosystem
The core charm of Web3 lies in 'decentralization', and the essence of decentralization is the 'dispersal of power and value'—allowing more roles to participate in decision-making, contribute value, and receive feedback, which is precisely the core connotation of 'inclusiveness'. Chainbase's practice proves that the sustainable development of the Web3 data ecosystem cannot rely on the 'scale expansion' of leading institutions, but must depend on the 'diverse participation' of small players: when the technical barriers for small players are lowered, the ecosystem's 'participation base' can expand; when the demands of small players are adapted, the ecosystem's 'scenario boundaries' can be extended; when the contributions of small players receive feedback, the ecosystem's 'long-term vitality' can be ensured.
In the future, with the further improvement of inclusive infrastructure, the Web3 data ecosystem may form a pattern of 'core infrastructure + diversified role co-construction': Infrastructure like Chainbase will be responsible for 'technical inclusiveness, rule adaptation, and value distribution', while small players will be responsible for 'scenario innovation, data contribution, and on-the-ground expansion', both working together to shift the ecosystem from 'scale growth' to 'quality improvement'. This 'inclusive logic' not only applies to the Web3 data ecosystem but could also become a key paradigm for the sustainable development of the entire Web3 industry—after all, an ecosystem where only leading institutions participate is bound to lack vitality; whereas an ecosystem that allows small players to transition from 'margins' to 'core' can truly achieve the ultimate goal of 'decentralization and inclusiveness'.
