Today, getting stuck in the mempool queue made me a bit anxious… the moment you hit send is actually just “submitting.” After that, whether miners/validators pick it up first depends entirely on how attractive the fee you set is. If the fee is low, it keeps hanging around—like waiting in line at the door. If you wait too long, it may even get bumped by someone else’s new transaction with the same nonce. Even more outrageous: you think it failed, and then later it suddenly gets confirmed on-chain—permissions and transaction execution both take effect at once, and my mindset basically breaks.

Recently, people have been interpreting big on-chain transfers and moving funds between exchange hot and cold wallets as “smart money.” But my first reaction isn’t to copy them—I first make sure I didn’t click on some weird signature popup… During congestion, it’s easiest to get flustered and click around, and once you grant unlimited authorization, you just want to slam your head against the wall. For now, I need to go clear permissions again tonight.