Honestly, the concept of modular blockchains has been really popular in the crypto community. But honestly, for regular users like us, what exactly has it changed? From my own hands-on experience, the most direct feeling is the sense of “using things separately.” In the past, everything was done on one chain; now different modules each do their own job—like the execution layer, the settlement layer, the data availability layer… It sounds complicated, but when you actually use it, gas fees sometimes really can be shared out, and it feels less crowded.

That said, it also brings some new headaches. For example, when you move across systems, account addresses and signature methods keep changing. Sometimes even just changing your operation habits around a different domain can throw everything into chaos. Recently I heard some group members complain: as compliance gets stricter, deposits and withdrawals have to take more complex routes. And I found that modularity makes things even more complicated—once the underlying layer changes, the interaction logic of upper-layer applications changes too. It feels a bit like you’re walking on a new road, and halfway through you realize the road signs have been moved.

Anyway, that’s where I’m at now: I use perpetual contracts and options mixed together, keep spot as a base position, and sometimes my account is even confusing to me. But you figure it out slowly. At the end of the day, the technology is meant to help us make money—not the other way around. Talking too much is just tears. For now, that’s it.

What about you?