I just went through all the contract authorizations of an old wallet and, as a quick follow-up, revoked a few of the “unlimited” approvals. That kind of peace of mind… is pretty much the same as putting your phone on silent and turning off the lights before going to sleep. To put it bluntly: when you authorize something, you click it fast in the moment—but later it can turn into a key that someone else can use anytime to rummage through your drawer. Especially when “that bear comes in” and people get more relaxed—the more you say, “I’ll deal with it later,” the more likely something goes wrong.

Recently, some people have been complaining that on-chain data tools and tag systems can lag and even be used to mislead. Personally, I’m not too comfortable putting my sense of security in those “looks like they really know what they’re doing” labels. The simplest solution: revoke permissions after you’re done, and don’t leave your exposure open by keeping everything on all the time.

I turned off “auto-connect to sites” in my browser wallet. The action is small, but it reminds me: the fewer permissions I grant, the better. That’s it for today.