Recently, I’ve been hearing everyone talk about block builders and bundles, and my conclusion is pretty laid-back: retail investors just need to understand that “transactions don’t necessarily get added to the chain in the order you submit them.” Place orders a bit slower, don’t chase that one-second candlestick; if you see slippage suddenly increase or the transaction price looks weird, just think of someone slipping a package in front of you (in other words, someone cutting in line).

As for how to respond, I have two tricks: if you can set a limit price, do it—don’t set your tolerance as if it’s free; if you’re not in a rush, wait a bit longer—wait for one or two more blocks, so you don’t end up giving tips to others. Now there are a bunch of guesses about testnet points or whether the mainnet will issue tokens, and I also feel the itch to try, but I remind myself to slow down… Otherwise, I’d be complaining about TVL being fake while getting educated by bundles, which is pretty awkward.