I've been asked recently, "How much should retail investors and bundle builders understand about blockchain construction?" Honestly, there's no need to push yourself to become a researcher; knowing two things is enough: First, the transactions you send may not be included in blocks in the order you expect—someone might bundle, cut in line, or even insert you in the middle; Second, when you see slippage flying around, and even though you didn't make a mistake, your trades perform poorly—don't blame your speed first, it might be because your path is being watched. My approach is quite simple: split large amounts into smaller ones, use private/protected forwarding when possible, and avoid hard conflicts in public pools. Recently, everyone has been talking about staking unlocks and unlock calendars causing "selling pressure anxiety," but I’ve actually lowered my target: I don’t aim to catch every fluctuation, just to avoid being caught on key trades—this way, I can stick with it longer.