The recent news about that public chain upgrade came out, and the group chat started speculating again whether ecosystem projects might migrate. To be honest, every time I see this kind of major node change, my first reaction isn’t to rush in and bottom-fish—it’s to first check the authorizations of my own wallet, and then think about how to keep my assets safer.

I’ve been using a hardware wallet for a while; security is solid, but every time I operate I have to plug it in and sign. Once the frequency increases, it gets annoying. Multi-sig sounds pretty cool, but if you’re truly managing it yourself, the gas fees are just too painful. Social recovery is a decent compromise, but to be honest, I still don’t fully trust the reliability of those custodians.

Anyway, this is what I think right now: if the scale isn’t that large, there’s no need to make things overly complex—pair a hardware wallet with some basic slippage protections, and that’s enough. When it’s really time to consider delegated/permissioned management, then think about multi-sig or social recovery. Plainly put, security also depends on the operational cost—don’t make yourself miserable just to guard against every unlikely scenario.

Tonight I’ll first revoke the authorizations of a few old contracts, then go to sleep peacefully.