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06 / Wallet operations7 min read

Prepare for the wrong transaction

An incident-readiness guide for pausing operations, preserving evidence and restoring a known state.

Reading outcome

After this guide, you can:

  • Define an immediate pause path
  • Preserve the facts needed for review
  • Resume only from a verified state
01 / Contain

Make pause a prepared action

When an unexpected transaction or authorization appears, the first job is to prevent additional ambiguity. Stop dependent actions, notify the named incident owner and preserve the current wallet and transaction state.

A pause path should be available without inventing a new chain of command. Include it in the operating plan and make sure every active operator knows who can call it.

02 / Evidence

Preserve facts before interpretation

Record transaction identifiers, addresses, timestamps, displayed parameters and the people involved in preparation and authorization. Avoid rewriting the timeline from memory after discussion begins.

Separate confirmed on-chain facts from assumptions. This helps the team assess scope without allowing urgency or blame to distort the operating picture.

Operator check

  • Transaction identifiers and network are recorded
  • Relevant wallet balances are captured
  • Prepared parameters are preserved
  • Confirmed facts are separated from hypotheses
03 / Restore

Resume from a newly verified state

Do not resume simply because the immediate pressure has passed. Rebuild the wallet map, active permissions, balances and remaining actions from verified information.

Create a new approval point for the revised plan. The previous authorization context should not be assumed to apply after an incident changes the operating state.

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