These past two days, I’ve again seen a bunch of memes and celebrities shouting trading calls. My attention shifts so fast. Veteran players advise newcomers not to take the last step—I genuinely agree… To put it plainly, what’s most likely to blow up isn’t the “market” you think, but the bridge you took because you wanted to be convenient.

As for cross-chain bridges, it looks like there are only two steps: lock + send. But in the middle, it relies on multi-signatures, oracles, and other “judgment” steps that “help you make decisions.” Once the judgment is wrong / the signatures get taken / the data is fed the wrong way, the assets instantly change hands. Many people find it slow and always want to skip confirmations, or speed up the arrival. I, on the other hand, think “waiting for confirmations” is one of the few moves that can make risk more symmetrical: better to pay the time cost up front than to end up paying irreversible losses later.

My basic principle now is just one: if the bridge can be avoided, don’t use it; if it’s unavoidable, use small amounts, in batches, and a bit slower… That’s it for now—let’s chat next time.