I just stepped into another trap—the slippage slid me right into a daze 😩. A few days ago, I picked a pool I thought looked okay on price, so I figured I’d take a shot with a small amount. Then I clicked in, and the fill price was off by a huge margin. What was supposed to be a bite turned into me basically drinking soup—it even left a bit of a burn in my mouth. When I went back to check, I found the coin’s depth was the issue, and I also placed my order too fast; I didn’t split it into batches and just went for it all at once, punching through the order book.

The lesson is: don’t get carried away just because there’s an up move. First, check whether that pool’s depth looks like a real marketplace—if the liquidity is thin, a little “market” entry is basically delivering groceries to the market maker. Now I’ve learned: split big orders into smaller ones, or use limit orders and wait. It’s slower, but at least I won’t get “slid” all over the place.

Also, quick reminder: lately there have been a lot of phishing links. Several friends in the space said they received an airdrop text message and clicked into it—the wallet was gone. And hardware wallets have been out of stock too; it shows people’s security awareness is rising, which is a good thing. Anyway, I’ve been thinking about switching to a hardware wallet these past couple of days too—so I don’t end up getting farmed like vegetables and pulled out by someone root and all—that would be the real loss. That’s it for now; I’m going back to watching the charts.