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Recently, there have been a lot of discussions about sharding and parallel processing. The narratives are indeed lively, but when I’m watching the charts with a cup of tea, I care more about: when something goes wrong, how can I withdraw my money? With more bridges crossing back and forth, any hiccup is enough to be really uncomfortable... Honestly, it’s more practical to think about an exit strategy first than to think about the “next narrative” first.
These days, the funding rates are also quite extreme, and the group is arguing loudly: is it a reversal or just more bubble squeezing? I don’t have a clear conclusion myself; anyway, during times like these, it’s easier to get caught up in the hype, impulsively chasing the high. My simple approach is still the old methods: keep positions small, minimize on-chain interactions, and if I really need to act, first write down the worst-case scenario. Otherwise, when reviewing later, all I’ll have is “I was too excited at the time.” That’s it for now.