Recently, I saw someone say "IBC is safer than bridges," and I just want to say: cross-chain stuff, honestly, is just breaking down "who I trust" into a bunch of components. No matter how fancy IBC/message passing is, you at least have to trust that both chains won't go haywire (validators/consensus), that the light client/validation logic isn't buggy, that the relayer doesn't go offline and block messages, and you also have to trust that the application layer doesn't mint tokens or lend out funds arbitrarily after receiving messages. Don't forget the most easily overlooked part: "permissions/upgrade keys." When you upgrade and change the rules, your trust surface area directly expands. Recently, before and after major chain upgrades, everyone guesses whether projects need to migrate. I think it's better not to rush into cross-chain migration; first, understand the authorization, limits, and pause switches at the cross-chain entry point... I just tried a transfer with 0.3u, waited a dozen seconds, and just because it arrived doesn't mean you understand what you're trusting. Anyway, don't close your eyes and blindly go for it.

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