After I started keeping a transaction log, I realized just how ridiculous my previous “I roughly remember” self was. Now I neatly drop every cross-chain transfer and every swap into a spreadsheet—so when my accountant asks about it at year-end, I won’t be left there in awkward silence.

To be honest, I’m not exactly that diligent. I was just scared after last year’s tax shortfall “top-up” episode. Now the U.S. dollar index and rate-cut expectations change every day, and risk assets swing up and down with them. In times like this, I’m even less willing to plant a landmine for myself because my records are messy.

If you stay put in the bridge long enough, you may still be afraid of black swan events—but you might as well do the homework that needs doing first.