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Recently, someone asked me what to be afraid of with cross-chain bridges. Honestly, it's the "middle part" that you can't see. Multi-signature sounds very secure, but it's really just shifting the risk from one person to a group of people; oracles are more like loudspeakers—if they shout the wrong thing once, the blockchain will truly treat your words as final. Don't complain about the slow speed; I now usually prefer to wait for a few more confirmations when cross-chain transactions, even if it means missing some volatility, rather than risking speed and letting the other side pull a fast one.
By the way, watching the NFT royalty disputes get heated—everyone wants liquidity and income—it's similar on the bridge side: the smoother the experience, the more risk is often hidden. I see simplicity as a trap; first, think about how to survive, then talk about efficiency.