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These days, the community is again discussing the "Unlock Calendar," and whenever it comes to staking unlocks, people start imagining selling pressure. I get nervous too, but what I fear more is my own quick hands. Cross-chain bridges, to put it simply, are like relay stations for old radios: multi-signature, oracles, and that phrase "wait for confirmation." It sounds tedious, but it's actually to prevent you from mistaking noise for rhythm. Especially with multi-signature, having more signers doesn't necessarily mean it's reliable; the key is who is signing and how to replace them. The same goes for oracles—if the price feeders panic, the chain will follow chaos. Anyway, I now prefer to slow down when bridging, wait for a few more confirmations to feel more at ease. What I don't regret is... in the past, because I disliked waiting for confirmations, I missed several "jump on immediately" opportunities, but at least I didn't step into those inescapable traps. That's all for now.