Wallets are applications that manage your Ethereum accounts and enable you to interact with the blockchain. They help you sign transactions, connect to decentralized applications, and manage your assets.

Most wallets can create new Ethereum accounts for you. If you do this, safely store the seed phrase that backs up those accounts.

To recover accounts, only enter your seed phrase into trusted wallet software or a trusted hardware wallet. Never type it into a website.

With wallets you can connect to decentralized applications and sign transactions. Your wallet acts as a gatekeeper, letting you approve or reject each action before it's submitted to the blockchain.

Always check that you are on the correct URL, including the spelling, of the decentralized application you want to connect to. Do not ever connect to a page you do not trust and always try to understand what a transaction does before you sign it.