Got stuck at another cross-chain bridge for half a day again, damn it.

It clearly showed “confirmed,” but nothing moved on-chain for half a day. I was so anxious that I refreshed my wallet page a dozen times. Later I found out the multisig party hadn’t signed yet, or the oracle reported an old price. To put it plainly, with cross-chain bridges, you’re not trusting the technology—you’re trusting that those few signing addresses haven’t run off.

What I fear most isn’t even losing money—it’s the fact that I finally managed to catch the train, only for the bridge to break halfway and drop me, while I watch others withdraw first right in front of me.

Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion about miner/validator income, and people have been complaining a lot about MEV and sorting fairness. The bridge validators are eating the sorting fees on both sides, and they can still sandwich you—so what exactly is the point of all this “waiting for confirmation”? Anyway, next time I cross-chain, I’d rather wait an extra half hour than believe those “instant confirmation” lies. That’s it for now—I’m going to check whether the L2 perps in my wallet got liquidated.