Recently, a lot of people have been talking about data availability, ordering, and finality. The terms sound intimidating, but I can just focus on one main thread: whether the data of your transaction is properly published and accessible, whether the order can be manipulated or front-run, and whether the final state is truly final and unchangeable. Looking at these three points together is much more useful than just memorizing concepts. Especially the ordering part—basically, you think you're in line, but someone can slip in from the side. Everyone understands this kind of experience...

These days, memes and celebrity calls for trading signals are back in the spotlight. Newcomers really shouldn’t get carried away and try to take the final baton. Attention comes quickly and goes just as fast. Projects with unclear mechanisms, no matter how hot they are, I can only watch politely from the sidelines.

I still believe that what can truly last long-term is building solid fundamentals—both in the chain and in applications—rather than relying on loud voices. That’s all for now.