To be honest, I've been a bit exhausted lately watching cross-chain bridges… Everyone is focused on "how fast," but I'm more concerned about what exactly they are waiting for confirmation. Multi-signature looks like insurance, but if the signers, signing process, or emergency upgrade permissions get messy, it’s like turning the "bridge" into a "human switch"; the same goes for oracles—one wrong data feed, and the on-chain execution will be seriously flawed.

These days, the funding rates are extremely volatile, and in the group, people are arguing whether to reverse or keep squeezing the bubble. I’m not sure about the direction either, but the more these times happen, the more I prefer to wait for a few more confirmations and take fewer bridge steps. Moving slowly isn’t shameful; when something really goes wrong, the "instant settlement" is the most glaring. Anyway, I now prefer to go through in batches, avoiding cross-chain transfers if possible.