You Could Lose Your Crypto If You Copy-Paste Your Wallet Address—Here's What You Could Do Instead

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Scammers could "poison" your crypto transaction history with very few technical knowledge. Do you know how to avoid these attacks?

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Cybercriminals create ‘vanity addresses’ that look similar to real ones. They then send meaningless amounts of funds to your wallet, effectively ‘poisoning’ your transaction history. In most chains, crypto transactions are irreversible, so it’s unlikely that you ever recover your funds after this oversight.