In the past two days, I’ve seen a bunch of people twisting together ETF fund flows and the little bit of risk appetite in the US stock market. Crypto’s ups and downs start to feel like they’ve been slapped with an “emotional label.” It leaves me a bit disoriented—like the neon reflections on the street after the rain: bright, but not necessarily the streetlights themselves.

My own compromise between Layer 2 and the mainnet is pretty unglamorous: small amounts, frequent, trial-and-error work goes on L2—just for convenience and so it doesn’t sting; if it’s really a large transfer, something meant to sit long term, or actions that are strongly tied to security, I still go back to the mainnet, even if the gas is more expensive—at least I can feel at ease. Put simply, I’m also counting the “cost of accelerated heartbeat” into the gas… In any case, saving a bit on fees only to worry all night isn’t really worth it. That’s it for now—slowly explore.