I’ve been reminding myself of one word lately: stop. Stop refreshing the storyline, stop chasing hot topics—especially now, when developers are pretty excited about modularization and the DA layer, while ordinary users are basically completely lost… I’m the same, so I need to pause and figure out exactly where “credibility” is actually placed.

I start by checking the project’s GitHub. I don’t expect to understand the code, but at least I look at the commit frequency, whether the core contributors are just one or two people, and whether anyone responds to issues or PRs. If it’s all hollow shells or things that haven’t moved in a long time, I stop there. Don’t just look at the words “audited” in the audit report—focus on whether there are any high-risk issues, whether there are reproduction steps, whether the team has actually fixed the problems, and whether the auditor clearly states the scope (many only audit a small part). Upgrading multisig is even more critical: how many keys there are, what the threshold is (how many out of how many), whether the signers are independent, and whether there is a timelock (delayed activation). Without a timelock, upgrade permissions are basically “you can change the rules at any time.” In any case, I’d rather miss out than fall into this kind of pit that has nothing to do with slippage.