Wallet recovery fees in Argent
If you lose access to your Argent wallet, you can recover it on a new phone. Since your wallet is a smart contract, this process requires a one-time network fee (gas).
Does Argent profit from this fee?
No. The fee is paid to the blockchain to process the onchain recovery. Argent does not profit from it.
How do you pay?
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The recovery fee is taken from the existing funds in your Argent wallet.
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If your wallet has no funds, you will need to deposit enough to cover the fee before recovery can proceed.
You can pay in:
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ETH, DAI, USDC, or USDT on Ethereum
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ETH or STRK on Starknet
The fee is set at the beginning of the recovery process and is charged only once the recovery completes.
What is the fee?
The exact fee is shown in-app during the recovery flow. It is based on the current gas cost at the time of recovery.
Is it a recurring fee?
No. It is a one-time fee charged only when you recover your wallet.
Why do some wallets not require this?
Traditional wallets (like MetaMask) use seed phrases and have limited functionality. Argent is a smart contract wallet, and wallet recovery involves changing the contract state onchain, which requires a transaction and therefore gas.
Smart contract wallets like Pillar and Loopring also require fees for recovery for the same reason.