People who have been rug pulled twice will have a conditioned reflex when they see a cross-chain bridge: take a deep breath first, move your hand away from the confirm button… At the end of the day, a bridge is just “trust me for a moment.” No matter how many signatures there are, it’s still people signing. Even if the oracle is very smart, it can still malfunction. What I fear most is everyone pushing you to “cross over quickly.” So now I force myself to wait for a few more confirmations. Don’t complain that it’s slow—the few minutes are actually a cool-down window for myself: think through whether I can actually sleep if the bridge goes down.

Recently, I also heard that some places are adding taxes / tightening compliance, and once the expectations for deposits and withdrawals change, the anxiety in the group about “quickly moving your positions” gets even worse. My blunt, no-frills way to prevent impulse: first, close the trading page and go get a glass of water. When I come back, I only allow a small position to test the waters. If I really want to go all in, I wait for another round of confirmations… Anyway, I’d rather be called timid than write for the third time, “How did I trust the bridge again?”