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These days, I've been talking about sharding and parallel processing again. The narrative is indeed lively, but I can't help but subconsciously think: where are the assets actually stored, can they be withdrawn... Frankly, no matter how powerful the performance is, if there’s an issue with bridges / cross-chain messages / permission management, users’ funds will still get stuck. The recent extreme fee wave is also quite typical; people in the group are arguing whether it’s a reversal or just more bubble squeezing. I’m actually more concerned whether your position is a bunch of “withdrawable but unwithdrawable” liquidity, or if the contract is forced to liquidate, and you have to queue even to withdraw funds. My personal habit is: for new chains and new protocols, first run a small amount through a complete exit process, and conveniently clear permissions, so you don’t realize when emotions run high that you’ve left no way out.