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Wallet drainer

What crypto means by it

Code behind a fake mint, airdrop or support page that gets you to sign one transaction handing over your tokens. You approve it yourself, which is why nothing looks broken afterwards.

What you already know this as

Authorising a direct debit you did not read, in favour of someone who wrote it specifically to empty the account.

Related terms

Approval Phishing Signature

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