{"id":11400,"date":"2026-08-02T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=11400"},"modified":"2026-08-02T20:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:22:07","slug":"another-crypto-wallet-pulls-the-plug-tomorrow-with-no-exact-cutoff-leaving-users-racing-to-rescue-tokens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=11400","title":{"rendered":"Another crypto wallet pulls the plug tomorrow with no exact cutoff, leaving users racing to rescue tokens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ctrl Wallet users have reached the app&#8217;s last scheduled day of full service. On Aug. 3, sending, receiving, swaps, and dApp connections are due to stop, leaving recovery-phrase export as the only function.<\/p>\n<p>Ctrl markets the non-custodial wallet as supporting more than 2,500 blockchains. Its deprecation notice says installed copies keep all functions through Aug. 2. The notice lists calendar dates only. A timezone and exact cutoff hour are absent, so waiting for a particular time on Monday risks missing the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-551660\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ed6fed17-217f-45e9-98b9-359b8bf7f6d6.png\" alt=\"Timeline showing Ctrl Wallet\u2019s full functionality through Aug. 2, its export-only mode from Aug. 3, two migration paths and recovery-phrase scam warnings.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-551660\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ed6fed17-217f-45e9-98b9-359b8bf7f6d6.png\" alt=\"Timeline showing Ctrl Wallet\u2019s full functionality through Aug. 2, its export-only mode from Aug. 3, two migration paths and recovery-phrase scam warnings.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coinbase-seedphrase-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Coinbase tells users to follow \u2018foolish' steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coinbase-seedphrase-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Coinbase tells users to follow \u2018foolish' steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Coinbase tells users to follow \u2018foolish&#8217; steps scammers use to withdraw funds from wallets<\/h3>\n<p>Coinciding with past breaches, Coinbase&#8217;s new flow raises alarms among security experts over phishing vectors.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Mar 19, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Oluwapelumi Adejumo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The deadline changes the app interface. Ownership stays on-chain, and the recovery phrase remains the key that can reopen the same accounts in another compatible wallet.<\/p>\n<p>Access through the installed app carries a second clock. Ctrl cannot promise that a copy will keep opening after Aug. 3, and the company cannot recover a lost phrase. Users who wait could lose their working route into those accounts if the app later stops opening.<\/p>\n<p>Ctrl markets the wallet as trusted by more than 600,000 people. A verified tally of active or affected users is unavailable.<\/p>\n<h2>Move the wallet, keep the phrase private<\/h2>\n<p>Users have two routes. Export the 12- or 24-word recovery phrase and import it into a compatible wallet, or send assets to addresses they already control before Aug. 3. An import reconnects the replacement app to the same blockchain accounts. A transfer moves the assets themselves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-6a6fa303b427d\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\">CryptoSlate Daily Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">Daily signals, zero noise.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Market-moving headlines and context delivered every morning in one tight read.<\/p>\n<p> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bolt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 5-minute digest<\/span> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 100k+ readers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free. No spam. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>You\u2019re subscribed. Welcome aboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The check comes after import. Phantom&#8217;s support documentation warns that unsupported derivation paths can prevent expected accounts from appearing even when the phrase is valid. Confirm the expected accounts, networks and balances before relying on the new wallet.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery phrase is also the bait. Ctrl warns that no official migration token, compensation airdrop or refund exists. Any offer built around one of those promises is a scam, as is any message asking for the phrase.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-wallet-seed-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Top-ranked Chrome \u2018wallet\u2019 sneakily steals crypto seedphrases\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-wallet-seed-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Top-ranked Chrome \u2018wallet\u2019 sneakily steals crypto seedphrases\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Top-ranked Chrome \u2018wallet\u2019 sneakily steals crypto seedphrases<\/h3>\n<p>A top-ranked Chrome wallet quietly exfiltrated seed phrases using Sui micro-transactions\u2014and no one noticed until it was too late.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Nov 23, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Andjela Radmilac<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Enter the phrase only inside the setup flow of the compatible wallet you chose. A caller, direct message or promotional site that gets those words gets control of the linked accounts.<\/p>\n<p>After Aug. 3, phrase export is all Ctrl expects the app to provide, for however long that installed copy still opens. Completing the migration on Aug. 2 avoids betting account access on an app with no guaranteed lifespan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured,Wallets,PhantomPhantom#crypto #wallet #pulls #plug #tomorrow #exact #cutoff #leaving #users #racing #rescue #tokens1785702127<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ctrl Wallet users have reached the app&#8217;s last scheduled day of full service. On Aug. 3, sending, receiving, swaps, and dApp connections are due to stop, leaving recovery-phrase export as the only function. Ctrl markets the non-custodial wallet as supporting more than 2,500 blockchains. 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