Setting up your first wallet (testnet) — Why this matters

Day-1 risksMost drains happen on the first install: a fake download page, a seed photo synced to the cloud, or typing the seed into a phishing “restore” form. A scripted routine blocks these traps before they cost you.

Cryptography is about how to maintain control over information.

— Shafi Goldwasser

Network mix-upsMainnet moves real money. Sepolia (testnet) is play money. Practicing on Sepolia lets you make mistakes, see what the buttons do, and build confidence without losing a cent.

Independent proofIf the wallet ever freezes or shows the wrong balance, the block explorer is your independent truth source. Knowing how to read it means you never have to “hope” the wallet UI is correct.