What are DeFi players most afraid of? Incidents like exchange outages or domain hijacking occasionally make headlines. So some people have thought of using Walrus Sites to host frontend pages—by uploading HTML and JS code onto the chain, then resolving through SuiNS, in theory creating an "indefinitely open" entry point. It sounds quite appealing.



But it's not that simple. Maintaining a decentralized frontend is much more complicated than traditional web pages. You not only need to re-upload Blob data but also update pointers on the chain. This is an ongoing task; it can't be a one-time fix.

The question is: what if the development team slacks off? If the frontend version doesn't keep up with smart contract iterations, users will encounter failures during operations—this is quite common. In short, the stability of a decentralized frontend ultimately depends on the developers' sense of responsibility.

My advice is: only consider a decentralized frontend as the main entry point if you're sure the project team has a long-term maintenance commitment and the code is fully open source and verifiable. Otherwise, it's at best a backup emergency measure. After all, this technology is still in the exploration stage, so there's no need to be overly optimistic.
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FlatTaxvip
· 9h ago
Exactly right, another thing that sounds impressive but actually relies entirely on the developers' integrity
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AllInAlicevip
· 13h ago
Is it another "never close" dream, and it still depends on the developer’s conscience?
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PoolJumpervip
· 01-09 15:23
Decentralized front-end sounds awesome, but in reality, it's just shifting the problem from the exchange to the developers.
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governance_lurkervip
· 01-09 11:28
Basically, it's the same old story. No matter how advanced the technology is, it can't overcome human laziness.
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LiquiditySurfervip
· 01-08 23:52
Ha, to put it simply, it's turning centralized risk into developer risk. Interesting. --- Never closing? The developer team running away is the true eternal risk. --- That's why I still trust liquidity depth over decentralized frontends. Surfing is all about stable waves. --- The backup attribute hits the mark—most projects can't even maintain this. --- Smart contracts update in seconds, while the frontend is still sleepwalking. Users suffer huge losses. I've seen this script too many times. --- So, in the end, on-chain entry points still rely on reputation guarantees; technology is just a cover.
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NFTRegretDiaryvip
· 01-08 23:37
That's right, decentralized front-end sounds fancy, but in reality, it still depends on integrity. If developers slack off, the front-end is doomed.
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ForkMastervip
· 01-08 23:36
Developer responsibility? Ha, in these three years, haven't I seen enough "permanent promises"? In the end, they all become farewell words before running away. Decentralized frontends sound nice, but in reality, they just shift the pitfalls from centralization to developer laziness; the essence hasn't changed.
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CryptoNomicsvip
· 01-08 23:36
honestly the whole "immutable frontend" thing is just theater until devs actually commit to maintenance schedules. the math doesn't work out otherwise.
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ZenZKPlayervip
· 01-08 23:29
It's the same old trick again; decentralization of the front end still ultimately depends on luck.
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GateUser-bd883c58vip
· 01-08 23:25
You're absolutely right. Decentralized frontends sound awesome, but ultimately, it still depends on integrity.
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