To be honest, when the concept of re-staking first came out, I got swept up by it too back then. The idea of compounded rewards really did sound tempting. But after running through a few rounds of on-chain data recently, I’ve gradually started to feel that “security” is something you can’t simply stack up. If you toss your assets in and, worst case, the underlying validator nodes end up doing something unexpected, then no matter how high the returns are, it’s still pointless.

Recently, I’ve also seen compliance-related developments in the xx region, and that—along with it—shook my deposit/withdrawal expectations as well. To be real, I’m even more afraid to make random moves now.

Anyway, for now, my own habit is: when I see a new pool, I don’t rush in—I first review the contract approvals. If anything looks off, I withdraw. That’s it for now.