Before you start

Before acting, make sure you understand the difference between create and import and backup and are ready to verify receive. Do not continue with any webpage that asks you to enter a seed phrase, private key or verification code.

  • Confirm the network matches the intended create and import
  • Be ready to verify backup and receive
  • Never provide a seed phrase, private key or verification code to a website or another person
  • Stop when a send request cannot be explained

Understand the boundary of create and import

Wallet Guide Index is easier to use correctly when create and import is treated as a verifiable part of an on-chain workflow rather than a label in the interface. Organize wallet tasks such as creation, backup, receiving, sending, asset review and transaction checks around prerequisites and verification points. The key distinction is between what a wallet displays for convenience and what the target blockchain records as state. A balance, network name, contract reference or transaction status should therefore be checked in the context of the network where the action actually occurs.

Looking at create and import together with backup prevents many avoidable mistakes. Similar address formats can appear on different networks, familiar token names can refer to different contracts, and a request can look routine while asking for broader permissions than expected. Before acting on receive, confirm the source of the request, the selected network, the destination or contract and the exact action being authorized.

A robust routine keeps enough information to review the action later. Save a transaction hash when relevant, use an appropriate block explorer to check on-chain status, read signature or approval details before confirming and stop when a request cannot be explained. Familiar names, icons or balances are not substitutes for verification, and confirmed on-chain actions are generally not reversible by a wallet on its own.

  • Confirm that you are evaluating create and import, not a similar-looking concept.
  • Tie backup to the intended network, address or contract.
  • Keep at least one verifiable reference before proceeding with receive.

How backup changes the workflow

Wallet Guide Index is easier to use correctly when backup is treated as a verifiable part of an on-chain workflow rather than a label in the interface. Organize wallet tasks such as creation, backup, receiving, sending, asset review and transaction checks around prerequisites and verification points. The key distinction is between what a wallet displays for convenience and what the target blockchain records as state. A balance, network name, contract reference or transaction status should therefore be checked in the context of the network where the action actually occurs.

Looking at backup together with receive prevents many avoidable mistakes. Similar address formats can appear on different networks, familiar token names can refer to different contracts, and a request can look routine while asking for broader permissions than expected. Before acting on send, confirm the source of the request, the selected network, the destination or contract and the exact action being authorized.

A robust routine keeps enough information to review the action later. Save a transaction hash when relevant, use an appropriate block explorer to check on-chain status, read signature or approval details before confirming and stop when a request cannot be explained. Familiar names, icons or balances are not substitutes for verification, and confirmed on-chain actions are generally not reversible by a wallet on its own.

  • Confirm that you are evaluating backup, not a similar-looking concept.
  • Tie receive to the intended network, address or contract.
  • Keep at least one verifiable reference before proceeding with send.

What to verify around receive

Wallet Guide Index is easier to use correctly when receive is treated as a verifiable part of an on-chain workflow rather than a label in the interface. Organize wallet tasks such as creation, backup, receiving, sending, asset review and transaction checks around prerequisites and verification points. The key distinction is between what a wallet displays for convenience and what the target blockchain records as state. A balance, network name, contract reference or transaction status should therefore be checked in the context of the network where the action actually occurs.

Looking at receive together with send prevents many avoidable mistakes. Similar address formats can appear on different networks, familiar token names can refer to different contracts, and a request can look routine while asking for broader permissions than expected. Before acting on transaction checks, confirm the source of the request, the selected network, the destination or contract and the exact action being authorized.

A robust routine keeps enough information to review the action later. Save a transaction hash when relevant, use an appropriate block explorer to check on-chain status, read signature or approval details before confirming and stop when a request cannot be explained. Familiar names, icons or balances are not substitutes for verification, and confirmed on-chain actions are generally not reversible by a wallet on its own.

  • Confirm that you are evaluating receive, not a similar-looking concept.
  • Tie send to the intended network, address or contract.
  • Keep at least one verifiable reference before proceeding with transaction checks.

How send relates to transaction checks

Wallet Guide Index is easier to use correctly when send is treated as a verifiable part of an on-chain workflow rather than a label in the interface. Organize wallet tasks such as creation, backup, receiving, sending, asset review and transaction checks around prerequisites and verification points. The key distinction is between what a wallet displays for convenience and what the target blockchain records as state. A balance, network name, contract reference or transaction status should therefore be checked in the context of the network where the action actually occurs.

Looking at send together with transaction checks prevents many avoidable mistakes. Similar address formats can appear on different networks, familiar token names can refer to different contracts, and a request can look routine while asking for broader permissions than expected. Before acting on create and import, confirm the source of the request, the selected network, the destination or contract and the exact action being authorized.

A robust routine keeps enough information to review the action later. Save a transaction hash when relevant, use an appropriate block explorer to check on-chain status, read signature or approval details before confirming and stop when a request cannot be explained. Familiar names, icons or balances are not substitutes for verification, and confirmed on-chain actions are generally not reversible by a wallet on its own.

  • Confirm that you are evaluating send, not a similar-looking concept.
  • Tie transaction checks to the intended network, address or contract.
  • Keep at least one verifiable reference before proceeding with create and import.

Common mistakes and safer habits

Wallet Guide Index is easier to use correctly when transaction checks is treated as a verifiable part of an on-chain workflow rather than a label in the interface. Organize wallet tasks such as creation, backup, receiving, sending, asset review and transaction checks around prerequisites and verification points. The key distinction is between what a wallet displays for convenience and what the target blockchain records as state. A balance, network name, contract reference or transaction status should therefore be checked in the context of the network where the action actually occurs.

Looking at transaction checks together with create and import prevents many avoidable mistakes. Similar address formats can appear on different networks, familiar token names can refer to different contracts, and a request can look routine while asking for broader permissions than expected. Before acting on backup, confirm the source of the request, the selected network, the destination or contract and the exact action being authorized.

A robust routine keeps enough information to review the action later. Save a transaction hash when relevant, use an appropriate block explorer to check on-chain status, read signature or approval details before confirming and stop when a request cannot be explained. Familiar names, icons or balances are not substitutes for verification, and confirmed on-chain actions are generally not reversible by a wallet on its own.

  • Confirm that you are evaluating transaction checks, not a similar-looking concept.
  • Tie create and import to the intended network, address or contract.
  • Keep at least one verifiable reference before proceeding with backup.

Action checklist

  1. Verify create and import
  2. Confirm backup
  3. Review receive
  4. Understand the consequence of send
  5. Review transaction checks after completion