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These days, cross-chain launches feel like clocking in for work, and the task platforms are full of anti-witchcraft measures. I complain with my mouth but still click like crazy... But the more I scroll, the more I realize that cross-chain is really not just "click and arrive." To put it simply, when you cross over once, you have to trust more than just the bridge contract: the source chain must first confirm the message (no rollback), the relay/intermediary must honestly do its job (no sneaky tricks), and the target chain must verify correctly (not all validators pretending to be blind). IBC sounds like "inter-chain native express," but in the end, you're still trusting a series of components + a group of people. If any link fails, you get burned. I'm tired but still here, and anyway, before I cross-chain now, I always ask myself: who am I really trusting?