Mempool queueing is really the most torturous thing—more agonizing than watching the candlestick chart. Last week I tried to抢 a cross-chain transfer; I saw gas skyrocket and thought if I paid the express lane fee I could get through instantly. But then a bunch of MEV bots cut in line. My transaction ended up sitting in the mempool for more than a dozen minutes, and in the end it timed out and got returned. Plainly speaking, I paid money for nothing.

Now staking these things is all the rage. Stacked shared security rewards look pretty tempting on the surface, but a lot of people are calling out the “Russian doll” controversy. I think security is a cost, not a bet—don’t let those stories about “infinitely stacking buffs” fool you. For me, the rules are simple: don’t chase, don’t use leverage. While you’re waiting in the queue, think it through—does this one really deserve to wait, or should you cancel the order? That’s it for now. Gas is too expensive, so I’ve got to save it too.