After working in the DeFi ecosystem for a long time, you'll find that many protocols like to promote themselves with slogans like "sufficient assets," "safe and reliable," and "trust us." However, once you ask where the funds are specifically located, how they are used, and how the proportions are allocated, the other party often starts to dodge the question.

This is a common problem in the industry. It's easy to say, but when it comes to actually discussing it, people tend to be vague and avoid the core issues. Many users have also been scared off by this kind of rhetoric.

Now, some projects are beginning to change their approach by introducing asset reserve proof mechanisms, putting the money in the open, and increasing transparency. This approach is at least more sincere and gives us a real opportunity to verify whether a protocol is truly "reliable." Trust, after all, still depends on data.