How much do retail investors really need to understand? To put it simply, you don’t need to memorize definitions for things like block construction and bundles—you just need to remember: the moment you click “Confirm” on the chain, it may not get added on-chain in the order you expect. Someone may bundle a bunch of transactions, cut in line, and sandwich you to profit from the spread. The only two things you can do are: don’t chase an all-in when liquidity is thin; for important transactions, use a reliable wallet/router, and if necessary, split it into batches and expose your intentions less.

Recently, the narrative around the modular ecosystem and the DA layer has gotten developers way too excited, and it’s normal that users are left clueless… Anyway, it still ultimately comes down to: will my transaction get tampered with? My biggest fear isn’t being slow—being slow can be waited out—but being chaotic: slow can still be tolerated, but chaos means the rules aren’t clear; you’ll never know what place you’re in.