Right now, when I look at the “credibility” of bridge/cross-chain projects, it basically comes down to three things: whether GitHub has recently been actively worked on (not just editing the README), I only skim the audit report for the conclusion and the page on known issues, with the focus on “what was fixed and how it was fixed”; and then the upgrade permissions—whether a multi-signature can directly change the logic, who the signature holders are, and whether there is a timelock. To put it simply, don’t force beginners to hard-read code—first watch “who can upgrade with one click,” and “if something goes wrong, can it be paused.” Lately, some people have also used ETF fund flows and U.S. stock market risk appetite to explain price movements, and I look at that too, but for bridges, I trust the permission structure and on-chain balance changes more—liquidity draining is more frightening than overall market sentiment… Anyway, before I bridge, I always check whether the contract address and the multi-signature wallet have moved.