How One Copy-Paste Mistake Just Cost a User $50 Million

A crypto whale lost $50M in seconds few days ago. They weren't hacked, their seed phrase wasn't stolen, and they didn't click a phishing link.

They fell for Address Poisoning. Here is exactly how it works and how to stop it from happening to you.

1. The Illusion:

Attackers monitor your wallet. They generate a "fake" address that matches the first and last characters of your personal wallet.

• Your Wallet: 0xAbC...123

• Fake Wallet: 0xAbC...123 (Middle characters are different)

2. The Poison:

They send you a tiny transaction ($0 or dust). This forces their fake address to the top of your "Recent Transactions" history.

3. The Trap:

When you rush to send money, you open your history, see the address that starts/ends correctly, and copy it. You think you are sending to yourself. You are actually sending to them.

How to Stay Safe?

NEVER copy addresses from your transaction history.

ALWAYS use a "Address Book" or Whitelist feature.

CHECK every character, not just the first and last

TEST with a small amount before sending millions.

In crypto, paranoia is a feature, not a bug. Double-check everything.

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