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Recently, I've seen all kinds of L2s arguing over TPS, fees, and subsidies, and it's been quite lively, but what I care more about is: who am I actually trusting with this cross-chain transaction? Frankly, each cross-chain/message passing at least requires trusting that the source chain isn't malicious (consensus + finality), trusting that the relay/relayer isn't feeding false messages, trusting that the verification logic on the target chain isn't missing anything (light clients/multisig/verification contracts), plus the key management and upgrade permissions of the bridge itself must not have any loopholes. IBC is relatively "more disciplined," but it's not a get-out-of-jail-free card either; with more chains, if any link in the chain loosens, it can cause a breach... Now I try to shorten the time spent on cross-chain arbitrage as much as possible, even if the fees are a bit higher, just to sleep more peacefully.