Wallet Delegation

SOLANA

Keep your NFTs in a cold wallet and grade them using your hot wallet. No on-chain approvals, just a one-time message signature.

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Many NFT collectors store their most valuable NFTs in a cold wallet for security, but connecting it to websites regularly creates unnecessary exposure. On Ethereum, tools like delegate.xyz solve this. On Solana, no equivalent exists yet. We built this feature to fill that gap, so your NFTs stay safely in cold storage while you use SlabForge with a separate hot wallet.

How it works

One-time setup, no ongoing riskDuring setup, your cold wallet signs a short text message, not a transaction. Think of it like signing a document that says I, the owner of this cold wallet, authorize my hot wallet to grade NFTs on my behalf on SlabForge. No fees, no approvals, nothing is sent to any blockchain.

How we know the signature is realThis is the same process that happens every time you sign anything with your Solana wallet, nothing unusual. Your private key never leaves your device and is never shared with anyone, including us. Your wallet uses it internally to create a unique signature proving you own it. We verify that signature on our server. The signature itself cannot be used to access your funds or do anything harmful.

After setup, only your hot wallet is neededWe store the verified link between your two wallet addresses on our server. Every time you grade, we check in real time that your cold wallet still owns the NFT. If the NFT has been sold or moved, grading is automatically blocked with no action needed on your part.

Full control, revoke any timeYou can remove the link at any time using the Revoke button. The moment you revoke, your hot wallet loses access and the link is deleted from our server permanently.

Security & transparency

✓Your NFTs never move. This is not an on-chain delegation. No smart contract is involved, no permission is granted on any blockchain. Your NFTs, SOL, and tokens are completely untouched at every step.

✓SlabForge has zero ability to touch your NFTs. We cannot transfer, sell, list, burn, or interact with them in any way. The only thing we do is ask Solana whether your cold wallet currently owns the NFT before allowing a grade.

✓The link is server-side only. Nothing about this delegation is recorded on any blockchain. We store the verified link on our server. If you revoke it, it is gone instantly and permanently.

✓Connecting a wallet is harmless. During setup, your cold wallet briefly connects to sign a message. Connecting to a website only reveals your public wallet address, which is already visible on the blockchain. It does not grant any access to your funds.