How to Transfer Ethereum From Guarda Wallet?

Accessing Your Guarda Wallet Interface

1. Open the Guarda Wallet application on your mobile device or navigate to the official Guarda website using a supported browser.

2. Enter your wallet credentials—this may include a password, biometric authentication, or a 12-word recovery phrase depending on your setup.

3. Ensure you are connected to the correct Ethereum network; Guarda defaults to Ethereum Mainnet but allows switching to testnets like Sepolia if needed.

4. Locate the ETH balance displayed prominently on the dashboard—this reflects your current available balance after deducting pending transaction fees.

5. Tap or click the “Send” button adjacent to the ETH asset entry to initiate a transfer workflow.

Preparing the Recipient Address and Amount

1. Paste or manually enter the recipient’s Ethereum address in the designated field—Guarda validates checksums automatically but does not perform on-chain address reputation checks.

2. Input the exact amount of ETH to send, either in ETH units or wei; the interface converts values in real time as you type.

3. Confirm that the recipient address belongs to an externally owned account (EOA) or a verified contract—sending ETH to certain unverified smart contracts may result in irreversible loss.

4. Review the estimated gas fee shown below the amount field—Guarda calculates this based on current network congestion and displays it in both ETH and USD equivalents.

5. Adjust gas parameters manually only if advanced mode is enabled; default settings use EIP-1559 dynamic pricing with base fee and priority fee estimation.

Signing and Broadcasting the Transaction

1. After entering all required fields, tap or click “Continue” to proceed to the confirmation screen.

2. The screen displays full transaction details: sender address, recipient address, value, gas limit, max fee per gas, and max priority fee per gas.

3. Authenticate the transaction using your wallet’s security layer—this could be fingerprint, face ID, PIN, or signature prompt depending on device capabilities.

4. Once authenticated, Guarda constructs and signs the raw transaction using your private key stored locally on the device.

5. The signed transaction is broadcast directly to Ethereum nodes via Guarda’s public RPC endpoints or custom node configurations if previously set.

Tracking Transaction Status on Blockchain

1. Immediately after broadcasting, Guarda displays a success notification containing the transaction hash (TXID), which begins with “0x” and is 66 characters long.

2. Clicking the TXID opens a new tab redirecting to Etherscan.io or Blockchair.com, depending on user preference configured in wallet settings.

3. Monitor confirmation status: zero confirmations means the transaction is in the mempool; one confirmation indicates inclusion in a block; finality typically requires 12–30 confirmations.

4. If the transaction remains unconfirmed for over 30 minutes, Guarda offers options to speed up or cancel via transaction replacement using higher gas fees.

5. Failed transactions appear with error codes such as “out of gas”, “revert”, or “insufficient funds”—these are logged in the wallet’s transaction history with descriptive labels.

Common Questions and Direct Answers

Q: Can I send ETH from Guarda Wallet to a hardware wallet address?Yes. Guarda supports transfers to Ledger, Trezor, and other hardware wallet Ethereum addresses as long as they are valid EVM-compatible addresses.

Q: Does Guarda support sending ETH to exchange deposit addresses?Yes, provided the exchange accepts standard Ethereum deposits and has not disabled incoming ETH transactions due to maintenance or policy changes.

Q: What happens if I enter an incorrect recipient address?Transactions sent to invalid or mistyped addresses will fail silently on-chain if the address format is malformed; otherwise, funds are irreversibly transferred to the typed address.

Q: Is there a minimum ETH amount I can send via Guarda?No fixed minimum exists, but the total value—including gas fee—must exceed zero, and network rules require at least 21,000 gas units for basic transfers.