Recently, I saw someone complain again that on-chain data tools/label systems are "slow to respond" and "easily influenced by hype." In fact, it's quite similar to the oracle price feeds: a delay of a few minutes, which seems harmless when the market is stable, but during sharp fluctuations, the liquidation line can suddenly become "You thought you were just a little short, but the next second you're gone." Basically, you're not risking the volatility itself, but the time lag.



What's more annoying is that slow price feeds don't always just cause you to lose out; sometimes they also allow certain people to arrange their trades more comfortably... Anyway, now I tend to pause when I see high leverage, to check the protocol's price feed source, update frequency, and whether the liquidation trigger is based on which price, otherwise it's really easy to get emotionally wrecked.

You think you're racing against the market, but actually you're racing against "who knows first/who can act first." As for whether your order is truly fair and transparent... hmm, let's not even go there.
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