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Recently, I've come across a bunch of projects involving re-staking and shared security, explained like LEGO blocks, with returns stacking on top of each other... I admit, with my meme brain, I get excited just hearing about it, but if I calm down and think clearly: the stacking might not only increase returns but also risks and the illusion of "I thought it was very safe." Especially when macro factors are also talking about interest rate cut expectations, and the dollar index and risk assets are acting up together, market sentiment shifts, and the chain reaction is ridiculously fast. Anyway,

Today I decided to “pause” for a bit—no longer chasing new avatars. The stablecoins sitting in my wallet look pretty steady; but really, it’s only because everyone doesn’t panic at the same time. To put it bluntly, de-pegging is often not some extra-mystical thing happening on-chain—it’s more like a wave of withdrawal psychology that gets triggered: if you see others running, you want to run too.
I used to think the whole “reserve transparency” topic was boring, but now I actually glance at it occasionally—at least so I have something to go on, not just whatever people are yelling about in the