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Lately, I've been debating whether to go with L2 or the mainnet... Basically, it's gas fees versus user experience. For small amounts, I usually stick to L2 now—faster, cheaper, and I feel more at ease; but when it comes to long-term holding or doing some more "serious" operations, I tend to switch back to the mainnet. Yes, it's more expensive, but at least I can sleep well. Anyway, for those who have been hacked twice, the biggest fear isn't the transaction fee, but messing up the chain transfer or bridge and getting completely social-deathed.
By the way, I saw someone again watching large transfers on the chain and unusual activity in exchange hot and cold wallets, shouting about "smart money coming in." When I see this kind of thing now, I first put my hands in my pockets, check if my positions have stop-losses, and whether my leverage has drifted... Sometimes, it's not an opportunity but volatility knocking on the door. A Shanghai local would say: better to play it safe.