Recently, I've started discussing narratives like sharding and parallelism again, and it sounds quite lively, but I can't help but first check the protocol's fees, revenue, active retention... Frankly, if these cold metrics don't improve, no matter how big the story is, it can easily become empty. Others think "higher throughput = more stable chain," but in reality, I'm more worried about asset security and how you actually exit: cross-chain/bridges, L2 withdrawal windows, liquidity depth—any bottleneck in these links is very uncomfortable.

Moreover, recently some regions have been tightening and loosening taxes and compliance regulations, causing deposit and withdrawal expectations to fluctuate, and everyone's risk appetite immediately follows suit. Anyway, when I look at new things now, my first concern isn't TPS, but whether there's a clear exit route and whether I can return to the mainnet with dignity in the worst case. That's the priority for now.