Create a Wallet
Understand wallet control, addresses and account ownership before creating or importing an account.
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Manage Multi-chain Assets and Connect to Web3 with Clarity
A multi-chain wallet, blockchain network and Web3 knowledge hub from imtoken
Use one learning path to understand multi-chain assets, network selection, receiving and sending, DApp connections, approvals and wallet security. imtoken connects practical wallet actions with the network concepts behind gas, confirmations, transaction hashes and smart-contract permissions.
Back Up a Wallet
Keep the seed phrase offline and avoid screenshots, chat apps or shared cloud storage for secret material.
Backup principles →Receive Assets
Confirm the receiving network before sharing an address; address format alone does not identify the chain.
Receiving flow →Send Assets
Review address, network, amount and gas before submission, then keep the transaction hash.
Sending checks →Connect to a DApp
Verify the domain and account request before reviewing signatures, transactions and token approvals.
Connection guide →Wallet capabilities in practical context
Asset display, network selection, transaction confirmation and permission safety are easier to understand when they are connected to real operating steps instead of treated as interchangeable feature blocks.
Multi-chain Assets
Identify the network before managing the asset
Similar address formats can exist on different chains, while balances, gas assets and transaction histories remain network-specific. Verify the chain before the address and amount.
Understand multi-chain networks →
imtoken App
Mobile access to assets, networks and transaction records
Review network context, balances and history in one mobile flow. Every DApp signature or approval still deserves an independent decision.
Explore the app →Send & Receive
Address, network, amount, gas and transaction hash
Build checks from the receiving address through final network confirmation instead of relying on a single success message.
Learn the transfer flow →imtoken Web
Browser connection and approval review
A connection creates a session; it is not blanket approval for everything that follows. Review account scope, signatures and spenders.
Understand web connections →
Wallet Security
You remain responsible for seed phrases and private keys
Official personnel will not request a seed phrase, private key or verification code. Keep backups offline and avoid entering secret material on shared devices or unknown pages.
Open the security center →Explore blockchain networks
Understand the role that public chains, EVM networks, Layer 2 systems, gas and confirmations play in wallet activity. All network explanations remain readable even when interactive enhancements are unavailable.
Multi-chain: separate the chain before moving the asset
Each blockchain maintains its own state. Verify source and destination networks and understand whether a bridge or another protocol is involved.
Read more →Public chains: nodes, blocks and public verification
Distributed nodes maintain the ledger and transactions gain confirmations as they enter blocks. A block explorer verifies records but cannot decide whether your intended destination was correct.
Read more →EVM: similar addresses do not mean identical networks
EVM-compatible chains can share familiar address and contract patterns while keeping separate state, gas assets and deployments.
Read more →Layer 2: understand the relationship to mainnet
Layer 2 systems use different mechanisms to increase capacity while settling or proving results relative to a main chain. Cross-layer transfers can involve bridges and waiting periods.
Read more →Gas and confirmations: both cost and timing can change
Gas reflects network resource use. After submission, use the transaction hash to interpret pending, successful or failed states.
Read more →A wallet path from installation to approval review
Six steps connect daily actions with security checks. If a request cannot be explained, stopping is a valid choice.
Get imtoken
Enter through the official download page and initiate downloads yourself.
Create or import a wallet
Understand account control and handle key material only in a trusted local environment.
Back up the wallet offline
Keep the seed phrase offline and never disclose private keys or verification codes.
Select and verify the network
Confirm the asset's chain, the gas asset and the network context of the address.
Receive or send assets
Review address, network and amount. For unfamiliar flows, a small test can be considered according to your own circumstances.
Check transactions and approvals
Keep transaction hashes, review DApp signature details and remove permissions you no longer need.
Web3 & DApps
Treat every connection, signature and approval as a separate decision
A wallet connection is only one part of a session. Asset or permission changes usually come from later transactions, message signatures, contract calls or token approvals. Connecting a wallet does not mean you should approve every request.
Open the Web3 guide →- Visit the DApp
- Verify the domain
- Start the connection
- Review the account request
- Inspect the signature or approval
- Complete the action
- Disconnect unused sessions
Security
Bring keys, devices, approvals and transaction checks into one routine
Wallet security is not a single switch that stays effective forever. You keep control of the seed phrase and private keys; official personnel will not request them. DApps and smart contracts are third-party environments whose permissions should be reviewed independently. Every transfer should be checked for address, network and amount, and sensitive activity deserves extra caution on shared devices, public networks or remote-control sessions. Because confirmed on-chain transactions are generally not something a wallet can reverse by itself, the strongest protection often happens before approval.
Open Security Center- Back up seed phrases offline
- Never disclose private keys
- Verify network and address
- Review signature requests
- Manage DApp approvals
Academy
Start with the concepts a first-time wallet user needs and connect addresses, networks, gas, transaction hashes, DApps and approvals into one learning route.
What Should You Understand Before Using a Digital Wallet?
A wallet is not a container that physically holds assets. It manages key material used to control accounts and reads state from blockchain networks. Before acting, learn what an address, seed phrase, private key, network, gas, transaction hash, DApp and token approval means.
Read the full guide →Ethereum and Proof of Stake
Learn about validators, reward sources, exits and risk without fixed-return or risk-free language.
Ethereum Staking Basics
From Proof of Stake to validators and exits
Ethereum PoS uses validators to participate in consensus. Rewards come from protocol rules and validator performance, while network state and exit queues can affect timing.
Learn about Ethereum staking →Product and security updates
Product notes, network reminders, security guidance and service notices are organized around useful content. When no verified date exists, no specific date is invented.
Recent Update · ProductHow multi-chain asset display relates to network selectionView →
NetworkVerify the destination chain and gas asset before cross-network transfersView →
SecurityNever submit a seed phrase through support, airdrop or upgrade pagesView →
ServiceThe official download entry always goes through download.htmlView →
Frequently asked questions
Resolve common wallet, EVM, Layer 2, signature and Ethereum PoS misunderstandings before moving into advanced guides.
Asset records live on the relevant blockchain. A wallet manages account control and reads network state.
No. Official personnel will never ask for a seed phrase, private key or verification code.
Similar address formats can exist on different networks while assets, gas and transaction state remain separate.
It can be used in a block explorer to verify transaction status, block inclusion and fees.
No. Connection, signatures, transactions and token approvals are separate requests.
It grants a broader allowance scope and requires stronger review of the spender and ongoing necessity.
No. Rewards, network state, exit timing and asset prices can all change.
Cross-layer flows may involve bridges, batched settlement or network confirmations.
Start with a clear first step
All download actions enter the imtoken download page.