Lately I've been looking into IBC, message passing, and these kinds of things. The more I look, the more I feel that cross-chain is essentially about "who do you trust." When transferring from A to B, you not only have to trust that the bridge's smart contract is correct, but also trust the verification/relay system to not be tampered with, the finality of the chain itself, the parameters of the light client, and even that the address shown to you on the front end isn't wrong... With so many steps, I, as a gardener, tend to get mentally exhausted.

Plus, recently some places are tightening and loosening regulations and taxes, with deposit and withdrawal expectations constantly changing, making everyone more eager to "just cross over quickly." But now I’ve actually scaled down my goals: if I can avoid crossing, I avoid it; if I really need to cross, I treat it as a high-risk operation, with strict limits, splitting the transfer into several parts, and leaving enough room for retracement. This way, I can stick with it longer.