DustCollector

Recently, there's been talk again about sharding and parallel processing, and the chat groups are lively as if it's the New Year. But my old self, who has seen it all, has a simple mindset: no matter how fast it gets, I first need to think clearly about where to put my assets and whether I can get them out. To put it plainly, with more bridges, cross-chain options, and various new wallet permissions, the costs of failed transactions and the tuition fees for "multi-signature keys forgotten by whom" are also rising.
I thought that after sharding, the chain would be more "fair," but the MEV (Mine

Recently, someone asked me again, "Can on-chain privacy just avoid regulation?"
Hearing that, I feel a bit amused and a little anxious.
To put it simply, on-chain is inherently transparent; the privacy you can achieve is more about "reducing the probability of being watched by outsiders," not about becoming invincible.
If you want to stay compliant, then exchanges, fiat on-ramps, or even linking your address to your identity—don't expect "I'm anonymous, so it's fine."
Whenever there's a theft drama involving cross-chain bridges, I now believe one thing more:
Don't treat privacy tools