Lately, I keep seeing everyone chat about block builders, bundles, MEV, and so on. Put simply, retail investors really don’t need to pressure themselves into becoming protocol engineers… Knowing the basics is enough: the moment you click “swap” on the chain, your transaction might not get into the block in the order you want—someone can cut in line, sandwich you a bit, or even pack several trades together and insert them.

My own passing standard comes down to three things: first, don’t use overly outrageous slippage when the network is congested; second, if you can use a trustworthy wallet’s “anti-sandwich/private transactions,” use it (don’t ask me which one is best—I’m still conflicted); third, don’t go all-in with a large amount at once—split it into a few times so you don’t get treated as “the fat sheep.”

As for the anxiety about sell pressure that keeps getting posted every day lately—staking/token unlock calendars—honestly, I’m more worried about accidentally slipping and entering my mnemonic phrase into a phishing site… The market is the market, but if your private key is lost, that’s on you. What about you?