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MASTR · CRYPTO & WEB3

Before you sign

Choose a question and follow a short, ordered route through the reference library.

Understand which permissions a wallet prompt creates, how recovery changes control and which service layers remain trusted.

  1. 01

    The signing boundary: a valid signature can authorise the wrong thing

    What power will exist after this signature is accepted?

    3 min read
  2. 02

    Smart accounts: recovery, delegation and the new control map

    Who can authorise spending, change the rules or recover the account?

    3 min read
  3. 03

    Names and sign-in: readable identity without assuming trust

    What does a wallet sign-in authenticate, and to whom?

    3 min read
  4. 04

    A decentralised chain can still have a fragile front door

    Which layer can stop the user from reading, signing or submitting?

    3 min read

Put the path into practice

Describe a login request, an allowance and a transaction without calling all three a connection. Identify the spender, scope, expiry and recovery authority where applicable.

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