I was reading through Babylon again, and honestly, I got stuck on a pretty small detail.

Not really the staking part.

The leaving part.

At first, I thought the main thing was simply being able to stake BTC without giving up custody.

But then I started wondering…

what happens when I don't want to stake anymore?

That’s where it got more interesting for me.

The finality provider has an important role, but they don't simply get to decide whether my BTC can come back to me.

And that made me pause.

Because I think we usually ask, “Who do I have to trust?”

Maybe the better question is:

“Who has the power to stop me?”

Those aren't quite the same thing.

A protocol can have different participants with different responsibilities without giving all of them the same control over your assets.

That sounds like a small design decision.

I don't think it is.

The more I read Babylon, the more I notice these little boundaries between what someone can influence and what they simply can't.

And weirdly, that's becoming more interesting to me than the staking itself.

Maybe good self-custody isn't just about keeping your keys.

Maybe it's about making sure everyone else's authority has a very clear limit.

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