Recently, the community has been arguing again about privacy coins and coin mixing—whether they count as "original sins." Honestly, I used to be quite idealistic, thinking that the blockchain should leave some shameful cover for ordinary people. But over the past two years, after seeing the crazy risk controls and addresses being linked together, I realized that the line of compliance isn't about which side you want to stand on; it's more about platforms/nodes/frontends blocking you at the door first.

Lowering my expectations has actually made me feel more relaxed: don't expect "full privacy + full usability" to freely access major exchanges, don't think that using some privacy tools automatically makes you safe, and don't assume that avoiding them means you're definitely safe. For someone like me who prefers DEXs, there are only a few things to do: split funds into smaller amounts, try multiple transaction paths (avoid strange routing), minimize authorizations, frequently change wallets, and if you really use privacy tools, treat them as "cost-increasing" rather than "invisibility cloaks." Anyway, the blockchain is an open ledger—don't get too caught up with yourself; survive first.