Lately, I've seen people complain again about miners/validators eating MEV and unfair ordering, feeling like retail investors are always at the back of the line... Actually, cross-chain bridges are similar; many times, you think it's just "slow," but basically, it's a gamble on those few keys, that set of oracles, and the on-chain consensus detecting issues.

My current principle for bridging is: better to wait for a few more confirmations than to rush. Multi-signature isn't foolproof; if too few sign, it's like dictatorship, if too many sign, it's easy for a single entity to take over; oracles are not "truth," just more convenient loudspeakers. Anyway, when I see phrases like "instant" or "no confirmation," I get a bit cold... Slower is better, at least leaving myself an escape window. That's all for now.