Someone asked me, who should I trust for this kind of cross-chain like IBC? To be honest, I’m not a researcher either; I can only share what I personally find reliable: a cross-chain isn’t just about “sending a message” at a basic level. At minimum, you need to trust the consensus and finality of both chains involved, ensure that the lightweight client/verification proof implementation isn’t poorly written, and that relayers help you transfer messages without messing with them (theoretically, they can’t change them, but bugs in practice can be deadly). If it also involves bridge custody contracts, multi-signatures, upgrade permissions, then there’s an additional layer of “human” risk.

Recently, after bridges were hacked again and oracle prices went haywire, everyone is just saying “wait for confirmation”… I’ve become even more cautious: avoid cross-chain transfers whenever possible. If you really need to do it, do small batches, take it slow, and don’t risk putting the entire stablecoin pool on the line just to squeeze a little extra yield. As long as I can sleep at night, that’s enough.