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Lately, I've been practicing placing orders in a very relaxed way; smooth curves are the real deal... But as soon as I touch a cross-chain bridge, I suddenly get nervous. Multi-signature sounds stable, but honestly, it's just "a few people jointly holding the keys." If the people are reliable, it's fine; if not, it's game over. The same goes for oracles—if the quote gets stuck or feeds the wrong data, the assets on the bridge will drift along with it. I used to think "waiting for confirmation" was slow, but now I feel those few minutes are actually cooling me down, so I don't impulsively throw my inventory into a black box.
These days, with mainnet upgrades/maintenance happening, everyone in the group is guessing whether the ecosystem will migrate. I also envy those who dare to jump in; it seems they always get to take the first bite. But for my small-scale market-making, I prefer to earn a little less rather than rush and ignore confirmation counts, delays, and the permission structure of the bridge during cross-chain transactions... Anyway, taking it slow makes me feel more at ease. That's all for now.