[V2 200pts] Optimise images, fonts, and lazy loading to improve Core Web Vitals on landing page and dashboard

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Summary

This PR implements performance optimizations to improve Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) on the landing page and dashboard as specified in issue #245.

Changes Made

1. Self-host Fonts with display: 'swap'

• File: app/layout.tsx
• Added display: 'swap' to all font configurations (Geist, Geist_Mono, Inter, Manrope)
• This ensures text is visible immediately with a fallback font while the custom font loads, improving LCP and reducing layout shifts

2. Lazy Load Heavy Components with Dynamic Imports

• File: app/(admin)/admin/analytics/page.tsx

  • Converted RevenueChart (recharts) to dynamic import with ssr: false
  • Added loading state with spinner for better UX
  • Reduces initial bundle size and improves initial page load time

• File: components/dashboard/InstantDepositModal.tsx

  • Converted QRCodeSVG (qrcode.react) to dynamic import with ssr: false
  • Added loading state for QR code component
  • QR code only loads when modal is opened, reducing initial bundle size

3. Next.js Config Optimizations

• File: next.config.ts
  • Updated deprecated images.domains to images.remotePatterns (security improvement)
  • Added modern image formats: ['image/avif', 'image/webp'] for better compression
  • Set minimumCacheTTL: 60 for image caching
  • Enabled compress: true for gzip compression
  • These optimizations reduce image payload sizes and improve LCP

4. Image Audit

• Finding: No tags found in the codebase
• The application already uses no traditional img tags, so no migration to Next.js was needed
• All images are handled through other means (SVGs, CSS, etc.)

Testing

Build Verification

• ✅ npm run lint - No errors, no warnings
• ✅ npm run build - Successful production build
• ✅ TypeScript compilation successful
• ✅ All 21 pages generated successfully (20 static, 2 dynamic)

Performance Impact

The changes target the following Core Web Vitals:

• LCP (Largest Contentful Paint): Improved by lazy loading heavy chart components and optimizing font loading with display: swap
• CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift): Reduced by using display: swap on fonts to prevent layout shifts when fonts load
• INP (Interaction to Next Paint): Improved by reducing initial JavaScript bundle size through dynamic imports

Technical Details

Bundle Size Impact

• RevenueChart: Now loaded on-demand (only when admin analytics page is visited)
• QRCodeSVG: Now loaded on-demand (only when deposit modal is opened)
• This reduces the initial JavaScript payload for users who don't access these features

Font Loading Strategy

• display: swap ensures text is immediately visible with fallback fonts
• Custom fonts load in background without blocking rendering
• Prevents FOIT (Flash of Invisible Text) and reduces layout shifts

Image Optimization

• AVIF and WebP formats provide 20-50% better compression than JPEG/PNG
• 60-second cache TTL reduces repeated image fetches
• Compression enabled for all responses

Notes

• MoonPay widget is already conditionally loaded only when user clicks the button (existing implementation in deposit.tsx)
• No Google Fonts tags were found - fonts are already self-hosted via next/font/google
• The codebase is already well-structured with no traditional tags to migrate

Related Issue

Closes #245

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Hello! This PR targets main but based on the issue instructions, it should target v2. Please update the base branch to v2.

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