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How to Revoke Approvals in a Crypto Wallet

How to Revoke Approvals in a Crypto Wallet

Pasha
Pasha
4 min

⚠️ Many users unknowingly leave token approvals open, which can lead to fund losses. Learn how to manage and revoke approvals safely using HOT Wallet.

✅ What Are Token Approvals?

In Web3, token approvals give smart contracts permission to spend your tokens on your behalf. For example, when you interact with a DEX like Uniswap, you approve a contract to use your tokens — often with unlimited access.

Approvals are necessary for DeFi and NFTs, but they come with risk:
If a contract is malicious or gets hacked, it could drain your wallet.

🧹 Why Should You Revoke Approvals?

Many users forget to remove old approvals. But here's why revoking them is essential:

  • Security: Unused or unlimited approvals can be exploited by malicious contracts.
  • Privacy: Reduce your wallet's exposure across different dApps and networks.
  • Gas savings: Avoid accidental approvals that auto-swap or drain tokens.
  • Peace of mind: Know which apps have access to your assets — and remove the ones you don't trust.

Revoking unused or unknown approvals is one of the most important wallet hygiene practices for Web3 users.

🔥 How to Revoke Token Approvals in HOT Wallet

Reclaim control over your wallet in just a few taps.

To revoke approvals in HOT Wallet:

  1. Open the HOT Wallet app.
  2. Navigate to Settings → Security → Manage Approvals.
  3. You'll see a list of all token approvals across networks.
  4. Choose to revoke approvals individually or all at once.

🚀 HOT Wallet Features for Approval Management

HOT Wallet offers advanced security tools that make managing token approvals simple and powerful:

  • Human-readable labels: Instead of cryptic contract addresses, HOT Wallet detects known apps and shows their names.
  • Filter by token or contract: View approvals token-by-token or by smart contract.
  • Multi-network support: Revoke approvals across all supported networks from a single interface.
  • Gas estimator: See how much gas your mass revokes will cost before confirming
  • Gas refuel from any token/network: If you don't have native gas tokens, use HOT Gas Refuel to pay fees using other assets on other chains.

🛡️ Stay Safe, Stay HOT

Approvals are one of the most overlooked risks in crypto. HOT Wallet gives you full visibility and control — with a few simple taps.

Ready to clean up your wallet?
👉 Download HOT Wallet and take back control

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