Recently, the narrative about parallel processing and sharding has started again. It looks quite lively on the chain, but to be honest, there are two things I care more about: where the assets are actually stored, and whether I can smoothly withdraw if something really happens. I've always been both fond of and afraid of cross-chain bridges. The more functions there are and the longer the paths, the easier it is for someone to find loopholes at the entry and exit points. If patches can't keep up, it becomes very awkward.

Lately, hardware wallets have been out of stock, plus the high incidence of phishing links. Security awareness has increased, but many people still treat "signing" as a confirmation button... My own approach is quite simple: try to minimize moving the main wallet, only use cross-chain routes that have been used before, with small amounts, and rehearse the exit route (which chain to return to, what to swap to, which channel to use) during non-urgent times. When it’s really time to run, it’s usually too late to find a route.

Anyway, even though the excitement is there, I haven't figured out the exit paths and permission management clearly. I’d rather miss some narratives. Forget it, I won’t talk about it anymore.