Over the past couple of days, I’ve kept seeing people chat in the group about parallel processing and sharding, and it’s been so lively—like they’re announcing a brand-new era. I’m honestly afraid that once this kind of narrative gets people fired up, everyone will forget the two most basic, no-frills questions: where to put your assets, and whether you can get them out.

A common misconception among newcomers is: “If the technology is top-notch, then it must be safe for sure + liquidity is unlimited.” My current understanding is more like: even if it’s brilliant, it still comes down to who controls the bridge/contract permissions/multisig, and whether there’s a way out if something goes wrong. The same is true for the meme and celebrity trade-calling phase—the attention rotation makes it feel exciting, and old players saying “don’t take the last step” sounds like nagging. But the moment you actually run into situations like token being stuck (or withheld), withdrawals getting paused, or cross-chain congestion, you’ll realize the exit path is more important than the story…

Anyway, I’ll first spread out my own positions a bit. For anything I can self-custody, I won’t leave it sitting in hot wallets.