I want to talk about something often overlooked in the crypto ecosystem—restraint.

It may sound a bit abstract, but for infrastructure projects at the data layer, it determines life or death. It’s not about risk resistance or volatility resistance, but about whether you can stay true to your original intention when faced with temptation.

Everywhere in the crypto market, there are shortcuts. Slightly relaxing principles can lead to faster growth, higher popularity, and more impressive data. The problem is that infrastructure projects often drift away little by little in these "seemingly reasonable compromises."

Looking at the Apro project, one detail that consistently catches my attention is: it almost never sacrifices its long-term foundation for short-term gains. Specifically, it doesn’t lower access barriers endlessly to expand the ecosystem, doesn’t simplify verification logic to boost data calls, and doesn’t force itself into a "super hub" label just to create buzz.

It always stays in a very clear position—the data layer—and chooses a more conservative, engineering-oriented approach.

This kind of restraint is actually quite out of place in today’s environment. Honestly, it would be easy to design a more passionate plan for Apro: tell AI stories to the death, hype up RWA stories on a grand scale, package cross-chain as the "next-generation interoperability revolution," or even push directly toward becoming a "financial hub." These moves are not difficult, and the short-term feedback would definitely be strong.

But if they really do that, Apro might turn into something else—a project chasing every trend, constantly making up stories, and ultimately becoming unprofessional.

The value of infrastructure lies precisely in its "boringness." What can truly stand the test of time are those projects that persist in doing one thing well. Staying calm amid the hype, saying no to temptations—this requires not only judgment but also perseverance at the execution level.

That’s why I believe that restraint might be more scarce than technical skills themselves.