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Today I was thinking about the character "stop": How much should retail investors understand about blockchain builders and bundling? I think just enough is fine, don't push yourself to become a researcher. To put it simply, you only need to know: the transaction you initiate may not go directly onto the chain, it might be bundled together and inserted as a batch; some people will "privately submit" transactions for faster/more stable processing, while others are watching your transaction, hoping to jump the queue. Understanding this at least explains why slippage sometimes feels out of control, and why pending orders suddenly become very fragile.
Then it's time to pause and reflect: Are you using a wallet/router that defaults to private channels? Are you granting permissions carelessly? AI Agents have been hyped up recently, "automatically interacting for you," sounds convenient, but actually it's more like handing over control to strangers... Anyway, my current approach is quite cautious: stop trading large amounts, and for small amounts, I pause for a few minutes to test and confirm I'm not being pushed by FOMO to make impulsive decisions.