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Security Recovery
How to Check Recent Wallet Approvals
Learn how to review token approvals and identify risky spenders.
Quick answer
What this usually means
Checking wallet approvals helps users see which contracts can spend tokens from their wallet.
Common causes
Why it happens
- Old DEX approvals remain active.
- A suspicious site requested unlimited allowance.
- The wallet interacted with many dApps.
- A user wants to reduce future risk.
Fix path
What to check first
- Choose a trusted approval checker for the network.
- Connect or search the wallet address.
- Review spender contracts and token allowances.
- Revoke unnecessary or suspicious approvals.
- Repeat for other networks used by the wallet.
Safety note
Do not make the problem worse
- Approval checkers should not ask for seed phrases.
- Revocation itself is a transaction and costs gas.
- Do not revoke blindly if you do not recognize a core protocol; verify first.