Been diving for a long time, but I can’t help saying this: a lot of people stare at sandwiches and arbitrage, and all they see is “opportunity.” But the moment you tap/click it, you’re more likely to become someone else’s fee source. To put it plainly, the slippage and that “spread” you notice are probably already being watched by bots— they’re faster than you, smarter about routing than you, and they can even pinch you in the middle and take a cut.

Recently we’ve been talking about modularization and the DA layer, and developers are excited out of their minds, while users look totally lost… I feel like this is similar to trading: how the underlying layers are broken down and put together isn’t important to ordinary people. What matters is whether you’re running naked in a “hidden bidding arena.” Anyway, I can now avoid the public pool whenever I can; when it’s necessary, I use limit orders and batching, test with small amounts, move less and stay more active—don’t treat yourself like a professional market maker.