Last night, I got a bit annoyed again by cross-chain delays. I just wanted to move some funds from the mainnet to L2 for a small operation, but I got stuck during the confirmation for a few minutes. My mood was like a roller coaster: watching the gas fees and checking if there are any large transactions abnormal on the bridge. When the fee suddenly spiked, I started to suspect something was up... Anyway, cross-chain really is a psychological test.

My current compromise approach is pretty crude: for non-urgent matters, I go to L2 for a smoother experience; for large amounts or operations I worry might have issues, I stick to the mainnet—more expensive but I sleep better. As for recent discussions linking ETF fund flows, US stock risk appetite, and crypto market rises and falls, I also pay attention, but at most I see it as a mood thermometer. Don’t get too emotional and move all your money from one chain to another; the process of moving itself is already torturous enough.