I’m always half a step behind—especially when it comes to cross-chain. To be blunt, in any cross-chain/message passing, there are quite a few things you have to trust: whether the source chain actually happened, who is helping you “see” it (the relay/observer setup), how the target chain contract verifies it, and all the bridge backdoors like multi-signatures/validators/upgrade permissions. IBC looks more “proper,” but it’s not an instant get-out-of-jail-free card either—if the light client/relay fails, it can still get stuck. And after a governance upgrade, you’ll have to reevaluate again.

Recently, new chains and new L2s have been offering incentives to pull in TVL, and old users are complaining about “mine and sell.” As for me, I’m not going to chase the hype first. Before crossing over, I’d rather spend a little more time figuring out exactly who I’m putting my trust in. Being slower isn’t embarrassing at all.