The recent airdrop season is really cutthroat—everywhere there are “farming” crews watching points, and the task platforms are doing anti-sybil checks like it’s a regular job. I saw someone in the group grinding multiple accounts back to back; at this point they’re almost losing their mind.

But honestly, I’m more afraid of another thing lately—wallet security. Yesterday I came across a phishing site made to look exactly the same as the real one, and even the domain was only off by a single letter. I’m the type who’s gotten used to watching gas; whenever I see abnormal congestion or the packing rhythm doesn’t look right, I’ll be on guard for a moment—but traps like signature authorization aren’t something you can dodge just by instinct.

I recommend that no matter how busy you are, even if there are tons of airdrops, you should never casually click “Connect Wallet” on unfamiliar websites, and you definitely shouldn’t sign random transactions. As for seed phrases—once they leak, it doesn’t matter how big your positions are. For my part, I have a dedicated small-wallet just for testing; the bulk of my assets are kept in a cold wallet, and I don’t even touch the chain with them on a normal day.

It’s really annoying—security costs just as much effort as the returns, and you still have to put in the work. But there’s no way around it; this is just how the industry is. One careless moment and you step on a mine. Anyway, I only occasionally write a couple of small tools for self-protection—if I can save some tuition, that’s enough.