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Blind Signing

Approving a transaction without verifying its instructions. Exploited by drainers whose wallet popups show only that a transaction is being signed rather than what it will do. Even hardware wallets fail when blind signing is enabled.

See also
Security Drainer Malicious software that extracts wallet assets via user-signed transactions on phishing sites. The transaction is technically valid on-chain; the victim authorized it without understanding what it authorized. Named drainer kits include Riddance, Rublevka Team, CLINKSINK, and MS Drainer. → Security Clear Signing A wallet UI that displays human-readable instruction details before the user approves a transaction. Shows net SOL change, net token change, and account closures. The standard a trader should require from any wallet used for significant holdings. → Security Wallet Segregation Operating multiple wallets with distinct roles: one hot wallet for active memecoin trading that holds only session capital, one for medium-term holds, and one cold hardware wallet that never connects to any dApp and serves only as the destination of intentional withdrawals. →
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