Recently, people keep talking about data availability, ordering, finality—so many terms that just listening makes my head spin. I’ll focus on one main thread: when you send out a transaction, can it be “seen” by everyone, can it be “cut in line,” and ultimately, can it “be counted”? If it’s not visible, don’t even talk about fairness; if it can be cut in line, there will be all kinds of ways to bypass and eat your slippage; if it’s not counted, it’s even more embarrassing—waiting for rollback, your mood just crashes.

The same goes for the expectation of rate cuts: when the dollar index moves, risk assets shake together, and on-chain it immediately shows as congestion, fluctuating quotes, and the same swap with a big difference before and after. In plain terms, when the market is hot, ordering priority is the most expensive resource—don’t try to fight it head-on.

Should we pay more fees for faster confirmation?
Yes, but I would first reduce slippage and split orders—prefer to be slower than to become cannon fodder.