Size it as money you would not miss this month. The browser is the attack surface, not the chain.
Key takeaways
Cap the hot balance as a monthly figure.
Keep savings behind a hardware signer.
Rotate the spending wallet periodically.
Verified October 27, 20261 min read
The right size is behavioural
There is no universal dollar figure. The useful rule is that a hot balance should be small enough that losing it does not change your plans for the month, because the most common loss path is a single approval rather than a chain-level break.
Layer
Typical job
Exposure
Hot wallet
Daily spending
Browser and extensions
Warm wallet
Active strategies
Contract approvals
Cold storage
Savings
Physical and recovery
Practical controls
Keep one wallet for interacting with new contracts and one for holding. Revoke approvals monthly. Use a separate browser profile for anything that asks you to sign.
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