Scrolling through another bunch of posts claiming "Parallel + Sharding = Next Generation Narrative," I’m almost rolling my eyes to the back of my head… It’s lively, but honestly, before spending any money, two things need to be sorted out first: where are the assets stored, and can they be withdrawn? Cross-chain bridges, shared sequencers, all kinds of "faster and cheaper" new tricks—when something goes wrong, everyone’s on equal footing—stuck together, liable together.

Recently, the staking unlock and token unlock calendar have been brought up again and repeatedly discussed, with anxiety about selling pressure flying everywhere. Anyway, I’m not focusing on slogans now, but on whether liquidity is deep enough, whether the order book will be thin enough during the unlock days to cause a slip; and most importantly: when I really want to withdraw, is the path smooth, and will the fees suddenly turn into a "deterrent tax"? No matter how big the narrative, if the exit button can’t be pressed, it’s useless. That’s all for now.