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Recently, people have been talking a lot about modular blockchains. Frankly, for someone like me, a end-user, the biggest change isn't "more advanced technology," but rather that the interactions inside my wallet are becoming more fragmented: bridges, Rollups, various DA layers, clicking here and there like ordering takeout with extra toppings—it's satisfying, but also more prone to errors... Of course, cheaper gas and more consistent block production are good, but what truly changes is that "which chain you're on" becomes less important; in the end, it's just a bunch of cross-chain transactions.
Additionally, I no longer trust the on-chain data tagging system. It's not just lagging behind; sometimes it even leads you astray, making it look like big players are entering, only to find out the next day that they just changed addresses or did market-making and arbitrage—awkward. Now, I prefer to monitor perpetual funding rates and raw records of large transfers. It's slower, but at least I won't be led around by tags. If I make a mistake, I admit it. That's how it is for now.