Lately, I've been looking into projects that involve re-staking/sharing security, and the more I look, the more I feel: yields can be compounded, but so can risks. Don't mistake "an extra layer of return" for "an extra layer of certainty." Basically, it's like using the same paycheck for two different installment plans and thinking the cash flow is more stable... In reality, it's just overdrawing the future more finely.

Especially now, after cross-chain bridges have had issues and oracle price feeds have been acting up, everyone's collective "waiting for confirmation" consensus has made me even more cautious: just because everything looks normal on-chain doesn't mean boundary conditions haven't been crossed. My approach is very simple: first, clarify the slash/exit period/dependencies on external services, and if I can't figure it out, do less; if I make a mistake, fix it. That's how I start.