Just finished watching a cross-chain transaction—the gas jumped like my heart rate. At the start of the season, this congestion wave really does feel a bit intense. Layer 2 is cheaper, but you still need to time the batches properly every time; otherwise, you’ll wait for half a day, and then when the mainnet finally lands, you’ll just end up regretting it. Ordinary people don’t really need to overthink it: for small everyday amounts, just toss them onto L2 and go; for larger amounts or urgent transfers, stick with the mainnet for reliability. That extra bit of gas isn’t worth the hassle. Recently, the U.S. dollar index has been moving in the same direction as risk assets—up and down together—so people are even less willing to move around randomly. In the end, I’m just keeping an eye out for on-chain anomalies—don’t step into a trap.