LST and re-staking these days, the profits are honestly just two things: one is the "normal interest" from underlying staking, and the other is selling the same sense of security again, with others paying you to share that security. It sounds pretty good, but when I see the funding rates and open interest sentiment indicators heating up, I get nervous... the more quiet, the more dangerous.



The risks are pretty straightforward: you're holding a "certificate of a certificate," and any problem in the middle link could trigger a chain reaction—smart contracts, liquidation rules, liquidity squeezes, or even project team changing parameters. I can understand the recent controversy over whether "profit stacking is just nested dolls"; when it's lively, everyone treats it as innovation, but when things cool down, they start doing the math.

One thing I need to be reminded of is: don't think of the "extra profits" as free gains. When something really goes wrong, you might not be able to run away, and the layer that seems the safest might end up trapping you the longest. Anyway, for now, I’m only adding a little at a time, in small amounts, and only when the data cools down. That’s it for now.
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