These days, I keep seeing narratives about parallel processing and sharding flooding the feeds, as lively as the talk about "road expansion soon eliminating traffic jams." To put it simply, the chain won't be congested, and high-speed cars won't disappear—it's just changing lanes or toll booths. MEV will still collect tolls at on-ramps you don't notice.

Right now, I'm more focused on two things: where to store assets to truly ensure safety (bridges, cross-chain solutions, various wrapped tokens—don't cut corners), and whether I can exit smoothly when I really want to (liquidity, withdrawal windows, whether the route from L2 back to the mainnet will have queues). I also watch the flow of ETF funds and the risk appetite narrative around the US stock market. Emotions can definitely influence the rhythm, but don’t be driven to jump in by a single macro statement—first, remember where the escape routes are. Anyway, I don’t want to be another car stuck in a tunnel again.