Newcomers should check whether a project is “reliable or not”—for me, I’ll quickly look at these three things first: whether GitHub is still active (not the kind where a pile of commits appears overnight), whether the audit report clearly states the scope / what isn’t covered, and whether the upgrade permissions use multi-signature—who the signers are, and what the thresholds are. Don’t just feel reassured because it says “audited”; in many reports, a single line like “upgrade contract not audited” is enough to make me back off... Also, it’s pretty true that, recently, on-chain data tools and labels have been criticized for lagging or for being easy to mislead, so I’ll cross-verify: only if the official announcements, contract permissions, and community discussions all line up will I consider placing an order. In any case, I’d rather be slower—manage my position like I’m taking care of a kid.