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Lately, everyone keeps getting scared by the terms "data availability / ordering / finality," but really, just follow one thread: Did your transaction actually get "seen, queued according to someone's rules, and ultimately not overturned"? Data availability is like whether the ledger's original record is laid out on the table; ordering is about who goes first, who goes later, and whether anyone cuts in line; finality is the awkward situation where you think the deal is done, but then a small reorganization on the chain knocks you back to square one.
These days, some regions are again discussing tax increases / compliance looseness, and I feel the biggest impact isn't really the price, but people's psychological expectations for depositing and withdrawing funds: tighten it up, and everyone just wants to "confirm quickly"; loosen it, and they start betting "it'll come back anyway." But honestly, quick confirmation doesn't necessarily mean final stability, especially when there's a delay and the chain edge is testing back and forth... Looking at these abnormal transaction charts, the more I watch, the more it seems like someone is secretly moving chairs around. Anyway, I’ll just keep my hand back, be less impulsive, and wait a couple of seconds.