A token is a record with rules
Identify assets by network and contract or mint, not by ticker or logo.
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Identify assets by network and contract or mint, not by ticker or logo.
Understand public destinations, account models and why matching text is not enough.
Distinguish connecting a wallet, sending tokens and authorizing future spending.
Use a transaction identifier (Ethereum hash or Solana signature) to find its status, inspect the result, and confirm the network, asset, and recipient.
Set up a new account and verify its recovery model before funding it.
Compare trusted displays, recovery methods and the transactions a device can explain.
Choose an account interface by custody, permissions, recovery and network support.
Use simulations, allowance viewers and warnings as evidence with clear limits.
Reduce avoidable custody and signing failures without adding unnecessary complexity.
Use a small test and explicit checks to reduce uncertainty before repeating an onchain transfer.
Explore Ethereum and Solana fee models with local calculations, without connecting a wallet.
Use public records to verify transactions while recognizing indexer and label limitations.
Pause requests that exploit urgency, familiar branding or misunderstood permissions.
Compare timing, network choice and transaction count against the cost of moving or failing.
Use the trusted display and preserve the separation of signing keys from everyday software.
Review backup exposure, device access and spending permissions without revealing secrets.
Prepare a transfer, review its destination and check the recorded result.
Understand a price target, backing, redemption and depeg risk.
Understand shared records, blocks and the limits of public verification.
Separate the wallet interface, public address, signing keys and recovery backup.
Follow a transaction from your wallet to a block, and understand what a confirmation actually tells you.
Distinguish execution costs, priority, asset value and application charges.
Read a program as rules with dependencies, permissions and possible bugs.