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Keep two wallets: one for apps, one for nothing
Keep a spending wallet for apps and a vault that touches nothing, so a single mistake stays in the wallet built to take it.
Written by John AlewineReviewed by the Crypto Guidance team
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The Security page has a simple habit: compartmentalize. Keep a spending wallet that touches apps and a vault that touches nothing. If a mistake happens, it happens in the wallet built to take it. One mistake cannot take everything.
This matters when an AI chatbot walks you through trying a new app. The chatbot can explain the steps, but the steps still run on your wallet. Connect only the spending wallet. Keep only what you are willing to risk in it. The decision stays with you.
The habit in four steps
- Set up a separate vault wallet.
- Never connect the vault to any site, for any reason.
- Move only what you need into the spending wallet.
- Clean the spending wallet's approvals on a schedule.
Done right, the vault has nothing to revoke. The spending wallet gets cleaned regularly. That split is the whole idea.
The full habits live on the Security page. If you want a second set of eyes on how your wallets are split, that is what a consulting session is for.