Lately, the more I trade, the more I feel that the scariest thing at the end of the year isn't the drawdown, but the record reconciliation. I used to be quite carefree, running around on-chain and off-chain, but as soon as I need to report, I start forgetting "where this transaction even came from"... Now I’m dead set on one thing: every time I transfer, swap coins, or cross chains, I take a screenshot + save the TX hash in a spreadsheet, and also keep a copy of the monthly export from the exchange, so I don’t lose track when the platform updates and I can’t find it.

My mom even asked me: Don’t you just click a few times on your phone? Why do you need to keep records? I told her, honestly, if I don’t keep records, I’ll just end up torturing myself at the end of the year.

By the way, I’ve noticed that Layer2s are starting to compete again over TPS, fees, and subsidies. I only care about one thing: don’t let the cross-chain records break, or else I’ll end up doubting my life when reconciling. Anyway, I’d rather spend less time on two chains and keep my transaction history clean. As a lone wolf, I have to be responsible for myself.