I just checked some project’s GitHub—its star count is pretty high, but when you look closely, the most recent code commit was three months ago… There are audit reports posted too, lots of them, but when I got to the last page, the dates had actually already passed by half a year. How should I put it—these days, the “credibility” many project teams display feels more like an entry ticket. What you really need to read is the upgraded multisig addresses and the permission settings—if that isn’t locked down properly, then all those fancy audit reports are, frankly, just a pretty-looking pass, while the door lock is broken.

Lately, on-chain data tools have been criticized for being “laggy” or “able to mislead,” and that also makes some sense. Even if the tagging system gets better, it can’t stop someone from doing a fake move off-chain. So now I try not to impulsively buy based on those “looks rock-solid” metrics—I’d rather wait for two days, until that urge of “if I don’t get on, I’ll lose” passes. After all, the tide ebbs and flows; it’s also fine to be patient and watch the fee rate curve.