These days, I've been looking into cross-chain technology again, and the more I look, the more I find myself asking: who do I really trust… When transferring from A to B, of course I trust the chain itself, but more importantly, I trust the set of "messengers" in the middle not to make things up or omit information, and to ensure that no one can take old messages and reuse them. To put it simply, what crosses over isn't just assets, but a series of promises.

Some people also talk about social mining and fan tokens, saying "attention is mining," and I have some doubts: attention is indeed valuable, but what’s valuable are the platforms and rules, not my eyes glued to the screen… Anyway, what I care more about now in cross-chain is: which links I am willing to place my trust in, even if the cost is higher, and not wake up to find the chain has learned a lesson the hard way.