Lately I’ve been stuck deciding whether to go with L2 or the mainnet—plainly speaking, it’s about how to balance gas fees and user experience. For small amounts and frequent transactions, I basically route everything to L2: it’s less hassle, costs less, and confirmations are quick. But when it comes to doing large-amount swaps or positions you plan to hold long-term, I still prefer to go back to the mainnet. It’s more expensive, sure, but it feels more solid and reassuring—especially that one step across chains; I always feel like it’s easy for something to go wrong.

Just now I looked at what’s happening on-chain: on a certain L2, for the same swap, the slippage difference before and after is pretty noticeable. When the liquidity depth is thin, tapping once can widen the price gap (before I placed my order, I even specifically checked the pool’s liquidity—about 2,3xx ETH… and still got taken for a slice). So my approach right now is: L2 handles the “actions,” while the mainnet takes care of the “peace of mind.” Don’t pile all your funds in one place.

Also, over on the macro side, expectations for rate cuts keep swinging—hot for a moment, then cold again. The U.S. Dollar Index and risk assets have also been brought up together for discussion recently, and it feels like once sentiment runs high, on-chain congestion follows right behind it, and mainnet gas prices jump as if on cue. Anyway, I’ll just move slowly: I’d rather make two fewer moves than force my way in during the busiest times. That’s it for now.