Token approvals in the Binance wallet can be revoked. If you think you can't revoke one, it's usually not because it's impossible—you might be looking in the wrong place, you might be seeing scam information, or the approval type is special. First, find the "Approvals" section inside the Binance app wallet; most approvals can be revoked there with one tap.
Step 1: Find the approval management in the Binance app
The Binance wallet has built-in approval viewing and revocation features. You don't need to use third-party websites.
What to do: Open the Binance app and go to Web3 wallet.
How to do it: On the wallet page, tap "Assets" at the bottom right, then look for the "Approvals" option (some versions call it "Approvals"). After entering, the system will automatically scan all token approval records under your current wallet address.
Success looks like: You see a list of approvals, showing each contract address, approved token, and allowance amount.
Step 2: Find out why "revoke" isn't working
If tapping "Revoke" fails, first check which situation you're in.
Situation A: It keeps spinning or fails after you tap revoke — This could be network congestion, insufficient gas fees, or the approved contract itself is broken or abnormal. In this case, try again later or wait for a wallet update and retry.
Situation B: The approval reappears a short time after a successful revocation — Usually this is not a failed revocation. It's caused by a wallet display delay, or some DeFi protocols automatically re-approve when you interact with them again. If you think "the approval comes back by itself after revoking", make sure you are no longer using that protocol. If you stop interacting with it, the approval won't be recreated automatically.
Step 3: Cross-check with third-party tools (optional)
If you can't find a certain approval in the Binance built-in section, or you doubt the results, use a third-party approval checker to confirm.
What to do: Use a token approval revoke tool recommended by Ethereum.org, like Revoke.cash or TokenPocket's approval detection feature.
How to do it: Open the tool in your browser or DApp browser, connect your wallet. The tool will scan approval records on the current network and provide a "Revoke" option. Revoking is an on-chain transaction, which requires paying gas fees for that network.
Success looks like: The approval record disappears from the list, meaning the permission has been set to zero.
Common reasons for failure
You might have fallen into a "fake approval revoke" scam. Scammers create a trick that looks like a malicious approval (for example, they send a fake USDT to your wallet and make a block explorer show you've granted an unlimited allowance to a strange contract), but you never actually approved anything. When you try to revoke this "approval", you're actually triggering the scammer's contract, and the gas fee goes straight to the scammer. If the gas fee for a revocation transaction is obviously much higher than normal (normally it should be just a few dollars), stop and do not confirm the transaction.
A token approval revoke is simply sending an on-chain transaction that sets the contract's spending limit for your tokens back to 0. This requires a gas fee, and gas fees fluctuate normally. If an approval simply can't be revoked for a long time and you aren't sure what it is, the safest way is to transfer the affected tokens from that address to a new, secure wallet address—this physically cuts off all old approval relationships, which is more thorough than checking one by one.
How to verify the operation was successful
After the revoke transaction is confirmed, go back to the "Approvals" page in the Binance app or the third-party tool and refresh the list. If that approval record is gone or shows as "Revoked", the operation was successful. Your wallet balance won't change because revoking only removes permission and doesn't move any tokens.
What to do next
Make it a habit to check approvals regularly. After you interact with a new DeFi protocol or DApp, take a look at the "Approvals" page and check the allowance—if the protocol asked for an "Unlimited" allowance and you don't need frequent interactions, consider manually changing it to a limited amount or revoking it right away. For old protocols you no longer use, the longer an approval sits there, the higher the risk.
