Parallel sharding is becoming a hot topic again lately. In every group, people are calculating how many times TPS can be multiplied. To be honest, it’s a bit tiring to listen to… For all the excitement, as a steady, risk-conscious type, my focus always shifts to another channel: after you put money in, how do you get it back out?

Right now, there’s a heated debate about privacy coins and mixers, and the compliance boundaries seem to change every day. Some pools that worked yesterday now require KYC today. In times like this, I feel even more strongly that no matter how flashy the architecture is, a clear exit path is more practical. I’m used to thinking it through before opening a new position—if the project team runs away tomorrow, the bridge gets hacked, or the policy suddenly flips, can I withdraw without loss? If I can’t, then even if the returns look higher, it’s just a numbers game.

If I can keep only one habit, it’s “check your authorization/permissions before bed.” Just that. Everything else can be talked about tomorrow.