Recently, the market is heating up like crazy, and the price chart of INJ looks more beautiful than my life plan, but the more it is like this, the more uneasy I feel. Because the biggest pit in a bull market is not missing out, but going to zero. The assets you have worked hard to accumulate may say goodbye to you within three seconds due to a single wrong authorization.
So today we won't talk about projects or prices; let's discuss how to put three locks on your vault like an old craftsman. I believe these three things are essential for every Injective ecosystem player, and you can only sleep soundly after completing them.
The first thing to do is to give your wallet a thorough cleaning, removing all unnecessary website connections. Every time you interact with a new dApp, you are actually opening a small door for them. The more doors you open, the more likely one will let in a thief. Don’t be lazy; open your Keplr or MetaMask now and find the list of 'Connected Sites'. Look through it from top to bottom, and disconnect any sketchy websites you visited just to check an airdrop or mint a free image, especially those you haven't interacted with in a week. Only leave connected the core applications like Helix and Mito that you use every day. It’s like regularly cleaning the keys to your home to ensure no one has any illusions.
The second thing is to review your token authorizations. This is a disaster zone and also a personal lesson I've learned the hard way. It reminds me of the money I lost two years ago in another ecosystem, mainly because I gave an emerging NFT market unlimited token authorization for convenience. Not long after, the platform's contract was attacked, and the hacker used the authorization I granted to withdraw all the corresponding tokens from my wallet, and I was completely unaware of it. Since that day, I have developed a habit of regularly checking and revoking outdated or unlimited authorizations. For EVM addresses on Injective, you can use tools like Revoke Cash; for native Cosmos addresses, although the toolchain is still developing, the core idea is the same: choose 'custom limits' instead of 'unlimited' whenever possible, and regularly review, especially those authorizations from applications you no longer trust or have stopped interacting with, which must be revoked.
The third thing is to establish a tiered defense system, which means isolating your assets. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket; this saying is a golden rule in the crypto space. You should have at least two wallets: one cold wallet, like Ledger, to store your main assets, especially those long-term staked INJ, with the seed phrase physically backed up and never touching the internet; the other is a hot wallet, which is the browser extension wallet we commonly use, containing only a small amount of funds for transactions. Want to try out a new meme project on Injective? Use the hot wallet. Want to participate in a newly launched GameFi? Use the hot wallet. This way, even if the hot wallet is compromised due to interacting with a malicious contract, your main vault remains intact—this is called sacrificing the vehicle to protect the driver.
As the applications in the Injective ecosystem become more numerous and complicated, security issues will become the key to whether you can make it to the end. True builders not only need to discover gold mines but also know how to protect them. Security is not a one-time setup but a deeply ingrained habit.
Alright, that’s all for today. Besides these three points, do you have any exclusive wallet security tips? Share them in the comments, and let’s fill in the gaps together.
Disclaimer: This article is solely a personal opinion and does not constitute any investment advice. The crypto market is extremely risky; please conduct your own research and consult professionals before making any decisions.
