Just saw that the hardware wallet is sold out again. Do you think this wave of people’s security awareness suddenly kicked in? 😂 Lately there really have been a lot of phishing links—one slip and you get caught. It feels like the whole web is reminding everyone, “Don’t click on unknown links.”

That said, what about the boundary between privacy and compliance? I’m actually pretty conflicted. On one hand, on-chain data is so transparent it’s like you’re running around naked—just a single address can dig up all your transaction history. Who can honestly say they have zero privacy? On the other hand, compliance is an unavoidable reality, especially with all sorts of regulatory frameworks now in place—KYC and AML are unavoidable. But for regular users like us, I think the key isn’t to be “completely invisible” or “completely transparent,” but to selectively control what gets disclosed.

Anyway, this is what I’m doing now: for large transactions, I use a hardware wallet. For small testing, I use temporary addresses on a new chain. If I can use account abstraction, I’ll do it—at least it leaves some room for myself. Security, at the end of the day, is a probability issue, not a matter of mysticism. If your operating habits are good, your chance of getting phished is lower; if you just click around carelessly, even more hardware won’t save you. Instead of relying on “fate,” you’d better keep your own guard up.

That’s it for now. Not sure if I explained it clearly—anyway, I’ll keep being frugal…