During the evening review, I got caught by the "on-chain data" trap again... I was watching the wallet outflow and it looked like it was about to crash, my finger was almost pressing down, but after a while, another browser added that transaction. Turns out it was a node/RPC issue, and the index didn't keep up. To put it simply, what we see as "on-chain" also has to go through a bunch of relays; it's not as real-time or unified as you think.



I set a rule for myself: whenever I rely on on-chain prompts to take action, I should verify at least two or three sources (different RPCs/different indexes). If I can't confirm, I treat it as unseen—better to miss out than to rely on a "half-truth." Recently, there's been a lot of heated debate about privacy coins, mixing, and compliance boundaries. I remind myself even more not to let emotions influence the data... data can be delayed, let alone human judgment. That's all for now.
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