When the blockchain is a bit congested lately, the mempool is basically like a tollbooth queue: you sign your transaction and submit it, but it doesn’t get on-chain right away—it just sits among the “pending” pile while miners/packagers pick through it. If your gas is too low, it’s like being parked in the far-right slow lane: you might end up stuck there for a long time, or even later get bumped out by a new transaction with the same nonce… In plain terms, whether a transaction succeeds or fails sometimes isn’t about whether you clicked confirm—it’s about whether you’re willing to pay for cutting the line.

In these situations, I’d rather place an order and let it go through slowly. Even if it means missing out, I don’t chase extra gas—my mindset stays a lot more steady. That said, let’s just speak plainly: don’t place orders on impulse based on emotion during congestion, or you’ll be staring at pending and questioning life.

Also, these days hardware wallets keep getting out of stock, and phishing links are everywhere. The more you’re in a rush, the easier it is to click the wrong thing. If a transaction gets stuck, then just let it be. Don’t mess around with permissions or randomly connect to websites. When it comes to safety, it really matters more than “saving a few minutes.”