These days, I've been talking about sharding and parallelism again. The narrative is quite lively, but my first reaction isn't "TPS taking off," but rather: where's the money, can it get out? Honestly, no matter how much the technology costs, asset security and exit strategies are the underlying needs.

After the cross-chain bridge was hacked recently, I realized that a lot of the "speed" is built on an extra layer of trust; plus, with oracles occasionally malfunctioning, everyone suddenly falls into a "wait for confirmation" consensus. I feel the same—I'd rather be a bit slower. Anyway, when I evaluate projects now, I look not only at the roadmap but more at: who holds the contract permissions, how to stop if the bridge or price feeds have issues, and how to withdraw in the worst case. Volatility is like an ECG; when it suddenly spikes, it's usually not "opportunity knocking," but more "don't force it." That's all for now, no pretenses.