Honestly, every time I see someone’s wallet get wiped because they “forgot to revoke approvals,” I think back to the 2020 DeFi Summer—back then, everyone was rushing to new pools, and signing an infinite-approval authorization was as casual as having a meal. Then came wave after wave of contract issues: funds that were locked, mining positions—gone to zero overnight. To put it plainly, infinite-amount approvals are like copying your house keys ten thousand times and handing them out; one day, if a project team runs off or gets targeted by hackers, they can just walk into your home and take your stuff while you’re still asleep.

Recently, the NFT space has been arguing again about royalties and liquidity, turning it into something like a battlefield. Honestly, while everyone in the community is busy debating “whether royalties should be taxed,” I feel like it’s more practical to first revoke those approvals that have been left untouched for years—many early NFT marketplaces and back-catalog game contracts have permissions that are downright scary. The last time I looked, I found an infinite approval from a small project in 2021 that was sent to me, and I was so shocked I revoked it that night.

Anyway, before going to bed, it’s more useful to take a quick look at your approval records than to keep chasing those comment-war fights. Do you remember what the most bizarre approval you ever revoked was? Next time I encounter a new protocol, I’m planning to flip through the old contracts before I sign anything.