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Lately, everyone’s been arguing about whether the funding rate swinging to extremes will reverse or whether it’ll keep squeezing the bubble. Instead, I’m more worried about another thing: that line on cross-chain bridges—“wait for confirmation.”
To put it plainly, whether it’s multi-signature oracles or whatever, it’s all there to help you “don’t trust too quickly.” You complain it’s slow, but you still hit the accelerator; meanwhile, the on-chain side hasn’t settled yet, and over there you already cast the vote. Once something goes wrong, there’s basically nothing left to argue about.
Especially with the multi-signature setup: people can get tired, get phished, or temporarily change their minds—not a math theorem.
Anyway, when I cross the bridge, I’d rather wait a bit longer and hold it to the confirmation count. It’s uncomfortable, but it makes me feel more secure and steady.