Answers to essential wallet questions
Understand self-custody, recovery phrases, network selection, transfer checks and common phishing warning signs with practical, accessible answers.
Start with these questions
These are general security principles; confirm features and recovery behavior with your actual wallet provider.
With self-custody, you are generally responsible for the credentials controlling your accounts. Verify the exact product design and never disclose a recovery phrase.
Storing keys offline differs from checking balances or broadcasting transactions, which may require network access. Follow the security model of your device.
Record it accurately offline and protect it from screenshots, cloud syncing, messaging apps and untrusted forms.
A private key authorizes signatures for an account, while a recovery phrase often reconstructs a collection of keys. Both must remain secret.
Confirm your existing backup, restore only on a trusted device and compare wallet addresses and networks before proceeding.
Identify the correct chain and independently verify the token contract. Tokens with similar names can exist on different networks.
Check the recipient, network, token, amount, fees and approval scope. Pause if anything looks unfamiliar.
Verify the site and publisher, review permissions and avoid packages shared by strangers in messages.
Watch for lookalike domains, urgent pressure, requests for your recovery phrase and unexplained signing prompts.
Start with safer wallet habits
Verify the source and understand recovery before managing assets.
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