Most losses aren't stolen keys. They're signed transactions.
Ten guides on the wallet-level risks specific to active trenching: burner wallets, seed phrase hygiene, drainers, malicious links, Solana delegate approvals, hardware wallets, compartmentalization, fake sites, DM scams, and recovery.
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Burner wallets: the case for a disposable trading wallet
Why active trenching should happen from a wallet holding only what you can afford to lose—not your savings.
Read the guideSeed phrase and private key hygiene
Where to store a recovery phrase, where never to type it, and how legitimate wallets actually ask for it.
Read the guideWallet drainers: how they actually work
The signature-based mechanics behind modern drainer kits, and why 'never share your seed phrase' stopped being enough.
Read the guideSpotting malicious links and fake claim pages
The patterns behind phishing domains, fake airdrop pages, and compromised admin accounts sharing bad links.
Read the guideRevoking Solana token delegate approvals
Solana has no ERC-20-style infinite approvals—it has token account delegates. Here's how to find and revoke them.
Read the guideHardware wallets for active trading
What a hardware wallet actually protects against, what it doesn't, and where it fits in a fast-moving trading setup.
Read the guideCompartmentalization: separating trading funds from savings
A practical multi-wallet structure—cold storage, trading, and approvals—so one bad signature can't reach everything.
Read the guideFake sites, extensions, and impersonation
Typosquatted domains, cloned interfaces, and malicious browser extensions that pose as the wallet you already trust.
Read the guideTelegram, Discord, and DM scams
Why legitimate support never messages first, and the impersonation patterns behind fake admins and trading bots.
Read the guideRecovering from a compromised wallet
The order of operations after a drain: what to move first, what to abandon, and what to do differently next time.
Read the guideLearn → check your own record