Protect the process
A layered operating system for keys, wallets, transaction approvals, exchange accounts, experimental apps, backups, and incident response.
Security stack
Security works best when controls are simple, separated, tested, and documented before an emergency.
List phishing, device loss, malware, malicious contracts, account recovery, physical damage, and inheritance.
Separate storage, daily activity, and experimental contracts so one signature cannot reach everything.
Verify domain, chain, destination, amount, contract, approval, and the trusted-device display.
Prepare clean-wallet migration, approval revocation, exchange locks, evidence preservation, and reporting steps.
Test backups, document passphrase dependencies, and create clear instructions for incapacity or inheritance.
Check approvals, extensions, sessions, firmware, backups, and address records on a schedule.
Before signing
A button label can be misleading. The signature, approval, or transaction is what matters. Use a low-value test wallet when a contract or prompt cannot be explained clearly.
Related Signal Notes
Understand how fiat-backed, crypto-backed, and algorithmic stablecoins support altcoin markets—and where reserve, redemption, liquidity, and depeg risks appear.
Read episode briefing →
A practical security routine for seed phrases, hardware wallets, approvals, phishing, exchange custody, experimental apps, and incident response.
Read episode briefing →
A jurisdiction-aware framework for monitoring token classification, issuer duties, trading venues, custody, stablecoins, disclosure, tax, and consumer protection.
Read episode briefing →