Talus_Labs staking interest rates decrease every 10 minutes.

It's not a slow decline; you can feel it dropping just by watching the screen.

Over 12 months, it drops from 360% to 120%.
In three days, two-thirds are gone. The moment you click to lock in, the rate is fixed.

The rules are very rational, but people are not.
As soon as the countdown appears, the community immediately heats up.

It's not because everyone has calculated the APY clearly, but because of that more direct feeling: afraid of missing out and being left behind.
At this moment, as soon as someone shouts "last chance," rationality basically steps aside.

This made me realize a more dangerous problem.
Talus is doing AI agent participation in prediction and execution,
Nexus, verifiable execution, Sui—all very rational.

But the market is not.

A single tweet can trigger an emotional storm. Traditional prediction markets fear liquidity being shattered; DeAI markets like Talus fear narratives being hijacked by emotions.

This is not a system bug; it's human nature. If I were to give a very realistic suggestion: instead of explaining after the fact, slow down beforehand.

For example, when extreme signals appear, add an extra layer of confirmation, or simply have AI remind you: “You might be being manipulated.”

It's not about restricting trading, just putting the cost of impulsiveness on the table.

Let me say something real.

Last night, I tested a few times on the testnet.
The UI is very plain, and the process isn't complicated.

But that countdown does make your heart beat a little faster.
It's not greed; it's uncertainty.

You never know where emotions will take the price in the next second.