What is "Address Poisoning" and how to stay safe?
Imagine accidentally sending your crypto to the wrong address, but it wasn't even your fault! 😱 It's not a scary glitch, but a sneaky trick called 'address poisoning' that's leaving even experienced users feeling a bit rattled. 🤔
You know how you always double-check a friend's phone number before sending them money?
In crypto, we do the same with wallet addresses, especially when sending something valuable like ETH.
Address poisoning works by sending you tiny, almost invisible transactions from an address that looks exactly like one of your legitimate past transactions - maybe a zero-value transaction from an address you’ve used for Uniswap or another DeFi protocol.
But here’s the tricky part: when you go to copy a past address from your transaction history, you might accidentally grab this fake one because it looks identical at a glance, making you think it’s safe.
😬 Therefore, to avoid this scary mix-up, always verify the entire wallet address, not just the first few and last few characters, when sending crypto.
The crucial lesson is to never copy an address from your transaction history without cross-referencing it with the original, trusted source, or even better, use an address book feature if your wallet has one.
It feels a bit like finding a tiny, cleverly hidden typo in a familiar name, right? 😉
Now you know how to spot the imposter and keep your hard-earned crypto safe!✨
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