I just came across an on-chain ordering discussion, and it suddenly made me think that understanding a bit of “data availability” is still useful. Put simply, it’s how you know that before this transaction is finally settled, whether someone has jumped the queue or had the order changed in between. Especially now that memes are everywhere—behind every breakout hit there are handlers tweaking the ordering, and the person who’s supposed to take the baton at the end can’t really tell what’s coming.

Anyway, lately I’ve been increasingly convinced that on-chain ordering isn’t something you can simply avoid by being “fast with your hands.” You think you’re the last runner, but then someone cuts in and you end up as the second-to-last. I even looked into some private transactions and routing selection before, but honestly, chains with finality that’s too slow—or chains with finality that’s too definite but easy to manipulate—are pretty scary. Some old players advised me not to take the last baton, and I’ve listened. Now whenever I see a new, legit meme, I only dare to enter with a small position to scout—observing for a few minutes to see how the ordering changes before deciding anything.

Ah, like I said— you never know who’s really making the sandwich for you.