Lately I've been looking into the pitfalls of cross-chain bridges, and the more I look, the more I think that "waiting for confirmation" isn't procrastination—it's a way to save your own life. Multi-signature stuff is basically trusting people; if the signers aren't sufficiently decentralized or if the same group of people just switch aliases, you won't be able to chase them down if something goes wrong. Oracles are even more mysterious—if the data source is skewed, the bridge on the other side will just be blindly minting or releasing tokens. Now, some regions are imposing taxes and tightening regulations, then loosening them again, which messes up everyone's deposit and withdrawal expectations. The more anxious people get, the more likely they are to try shortcuts by rushing through bridges... I’d rather be slow and wait for a few more confirmations. Missing out is okay; better than losing your principal just to save a few minutes at the end. That’s all for now.

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