Recently, the group has been talking about blockchain builders, bundles, making it seem like if you don’t understand, you’ll be “eaten up.” To put it simply, retail investors understand that: the transaction you point to may not be included in the block in the order you see; someone might bundle, insert, or front-run, and that’s enough. Then all you can do is keep it simple: don’t use too loose slippage, don’t rush in during low liquidity, split large orders into several parts, and use reliable routing when possible, avoid competing with pools that are obviously hot. As for how the underlying auctioning of blocks works, who is privately bundling with whom… I get a headache just thinking about it, anyway I can’t compete.

There are also recent instances where some places are adding taxes, tightening regulations, then loosening them again, causing deposit and withdrawal expectations to be pulled back and forth. After lowering my expectations, I feel more relaxed: don’t expect every trade to be the “best execution,” just stay alive, and don’t let emotions drive you crazy. I admit I have FOMO, but I also really press the stop-loss button.