A Taiko wallet is an Ethereum-style wallet that holds the key to your address on Taiko Alethia, the Taiko mainnet. Taiko is a based rollup: its blocks are proposed through Ethereum itself rather than through one company's permanent sequencer. For you, that means the same 0x address as on Ethereum, gas paid in ETH, and confirmations every couple of seconds.
But the harder part is getting money in and out. Not every wallet or exchange routes to Taiko, and Keylo can't bridge there, so you'll use the official Taiko Bridge or an exchange that lists the network. Taiko also had a serious security incident in June 2026 and changed its bridge rules in October. All of it is covered below, with figures checked on October 24, 2026.
Taiko at a glance#
Item | Taiko Alethia |
|---|---|
Network type | Based rollup with a type-1 ZK-EVM (Ethereum-equivalent) |
Chain ID | 167000 |
Gas token | ETH (TAIKO is for governance and can't pay fees) |
Address format |
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Block time | About 2 seconds, through preconfirmations |
Typical fee | About $0.0005 for an ETH transfer (October 24, 2026) |
Proofs | Two independent proofs per range, at least one of them ZK |
Token standard | ERC-20; USDC on Taiko is bridged, not issued by Circle |
Explorer | Taikoscan, plus a Blockscout explorer |
In Keylo | Send, receive, custom ERC-20 tokens, history of your Keylo transfers, speed-up. No swap, bridge, NFT view or Taiko testnet |
What a based rollup means for your Taiko wallet#
Most layer 2s run a single sequencer, a server that decides which transactions go in and in what order. Taiko is built so that proposal ordering is tied to Ethereum layer 1, with forced inclusion as a fallback if someone tries to censor you. The Taiko docs on based rollups explain the model.
Preconfirmations and 2-second blocks#
A based rollup on its own would wait for Ethereum's 12-second slots. Taiko speeds this up with preconfirmations. A designated preconfer collects transactions, builds Taiko blocks and promises their exact result before posting them to Ethereum. On October 24, 2026, Taiko produced a block about every 2 seconds.
Right now, three whitelisted launch partners take turns as preconfer: Nethermind, Chainbound and Gattaca. Each takes the role for an Ethereum epoch of 32 slots, about 6.4 minutes. Taiko plans to make the role permissionless, secured by staked collateral, but as of October 2026 it's still a whitelist. None of this changes how you use a wallet, because you send to the same RPC as always.
Proofs after the June 2026 exploit#
Every Taiko state change has to be proven on Ethereum. On June 22, 2026, an attacker exploited a flaw in Taiko's SGX proof system and took roughly $1.7 million, according to L2BEAT. L2BEAT recorded no state updates on Ethereum from June 22 to June 29 while Taiko worked to contain the incident.
The Unzen upgrade in August 2026 then made a zero-knowledge proof mandatory. Each proven range now needs two independent proofs that agree, and at least one must come from a ZK prover, SP1 or RISC Zero. So a single broken prover can no longer push through a false state by itself.
Your Taiko wallet address and tokens#
Your Taiko wallet address is the 0x address your recovery phrase gives on Ethereum's standard path, m/44'/60'/0'/0/0. MetaMask uses that path for its first account, and Keylo uses it for every EVM network. Balances are separate, so ETH at your address on Ethereum stays on Ethereum until it's bridged.
There's no activation step, memo or minimum balance. You only need ETH on Taiko for gas.
Adding TAIKO, USDC and other tokens in Keylo#
Keylo shows your ETH on Taiko straight away. Tokens, however, don't appear by themselves on Taiko. To see one, go to Settings, Networks, Custom tokens, tap Add token and enter the contract address, symbol and decimals. These were checked on chain on October 24, 2026:
TAIKO
0xA9d23408b9bA935c230493c40C73824Df71A0975(18 decimals) is the Taiko DAO's governance token. It can't pay gas.USDC
0x07d83526730c7438048D55A4fc0b850e2aaB6f0b(6 decimals) is bridged USDC. Circle doesn't list Taiko among its native USDC networks.USDT
0x2DEF195713CF4a606B49D07E520e22C17899a736(6 decimals) is Tether's USDT bridged from Ethereum through the Taiko Bridge.
Tokens brought over through the Taiko Bridge also live in Taiko-side contracts with their own addresses. Different bridges can also create different versions of the same coin, so check which contract a recipient or app expects. Stargate's versions are a warning: LayerZero ended Stargate support for Taiko in September 2026 and told holders of its USDC.e and USDT there to bridge out before the cutoff.
Choosing a Taiko wallet#
Taiko is Ethereum-equivalent, so any EVM wallet can add chain ID 167000. The real difference is what each wallet can do there.
Extension wallets. MetaMask (extension and mobile) or Rabby (extension) can add Taiko and connect to the Taiko Bridge and Taiko apps.
Hardware wallets. A device such as a Ledger keeps the key offline and signs through one of those wallets.
Exchange accounts. The exchange holds the keys. Some list Taiko for deposits and withdrawals; check yours.
Web wallets. Keylo runs in a browser tab with nothing to install.
What Keylo can't do on Taiko#
Be clear about this before you choose Keylo as your Taiko wallet:
No bridge or swap. LI.FI, which powers Keylo's routes elsewhere, doesn't route to Taiko, so Keylo has no swap or bridge here.
No dapp connections. Without a browser extension or WalletConnect, Keylo can't sign in to the Taiko Bridge or Taiko apps.
No NFT view on Taiko, and no NFT transfers anywhere.
No Taiko testnet in Keylo, and no staking outside Cosmos SDK chains.
No hardware wallets and no card purchases.
Keylo does hold and send ETH and ERC-20 tokens on Taiko, from the same phrase that runs your other networks. Pair it with an extension wallet for the bridge step and it works well as the place you keep and move funds.
How to create a Taiko wallet in Keylo#
Taiko is already listed in Keylo, so there's no network to configure.
Start at Keylo registration. Enter your full name, email, phone number and a password, confirm the password, accept the terms and select Create account.
Check your inbox and confirm the email if Keylo asks.
Choose Create a new wallet on the "Set up your wallet" screen. Your browser makes a 12-word recovery phrase and encrypts it with your password. Keylo only receives the encrypted version, which it can't read.
Find Taiko in your asset list and open it to see your ETH balance and your address.
Record the phrase on paper. In Settings, tap Recovery phrase, enter your password, write down the words and confirm a few when prompted.
Turn on Two-factor authentication and set an Anti-phishing code in Settings as well.
Store the paper somewhere safe, because it's the only way back into the wallet. A password reset lets you sign in again, but your funds stay encrypted until you restore with the phrase.
Already used Taiko with another wallet#
Choose Import a recovery phrase and enter the 12 or 24 words. If the old wallet used the standard path, your first account appears with the same Taiko address. Later accounts from that wallet use other indexes and won't show in Keylo. Remember to add any Taiko tokens you hold as custom tokens.
Get your Taiko address in a minute
Sign up with email and a password. Keylo creates the wallet in your browser, with one 0x address for Taiko and every other EVM network.
Getting ETH onto Taiko and back#
Because Keylo has no Taiko route, choose one of these paths before you send anything.
An exchange that lists Taiko. Withdraw ETH and pick Taiko as the network. This is the simplest path if your exchange offers it.
The official Taiko Bridge. Import your recovery phrase into an extension wallet, open bridge.taiko.xyz and bridge to your own address. The funds land at the same
0xaddress Keylo shows.A third-party bridge that lists Taiko, used the same way through an extension wallet.
How the Taiko Bridge delivers funds#
A bridge transfer has two halves. You send on the source chain, then someone processes the message on the destination chain. A relayer can do that for you in exchange for a processing fee you set when you send, or you can set the fee to zero and claim it yourself later. Deposits from Ethereum are usually relayed within minutes.
Withdrawals to Ethereum, however, wait until the Taiko blocks holding them are proven on Ethereum. On October 24, 2026, Taiko's finalized block trailed the chain by 30 to 40 minutes. Claiming on Ethereum yourself costs mainnet gas, so keep some ETH there too.
Once your ETH is on Ethereum or another network Keylo routes, you can swap and bridge it in Keylo from there, though not on Taiko itself. The swap and bridge page lists how that works.
How to receive on Taiko#
Tap Receive and choose Taiko. You'll see "Receive on Taiko", a QR code and "Your Taiko address".
Send the address with Copy or Share, or show the QR code.
On an exchange, pick Taiko as the withdrawal network, and only if it's offered for that exact token.
Your ETH balance on the Taiko page updates once the transfer lands. Keylo's Activity list on Taiko shows only transfers sent from Keylo, so to see the incoming one, tap the link icon beside your address. It opens Taikoscan.
The Receive screen reminds you that your address is the same on every EVM network. A sender who picks Ethereum by mistake still pays you, on Ethereum. That's recoverable, but on Taiko it means a trip through the bridge, so it's worth getting the network right the first time.
How to send from your Taiko wallet#
Tap Send and choose ETH or a token you've added on Taiko.
Paste the recipient into To, or scan their QR code. Keylo checks the address and its checksum.
Type an amount or tap Max. For ETH, Max keeps enough back for the fee.
Tap Review and pick Slow, Normal or Fast.
Check the network, recipient and fee, then tap Send.
After signing in your browser, the status reads "On its way", then "Sent". The View on Etherscan link opens the transfer on Taikoscan, which Etherscan runs.
Keylo simulates the transfer first and stops it if the simulation fails. It warns when the recipient is a smart contract, blocks sends to a token's own contract, and rejects addresses from other kinds of chains. If you try to move a token without ETH for gas, it tells you that you need ETH on Taiko first. A transfer that stays pending can be resent with Speed up.
Paste a 0x address on Taiko. Keylo resolves ENS names only when you send on Ethereum.
Taiko gas fees explained#
Taiko fees use Ethereum's EIP-1559 format, a base fee plus a priority fee, both in ETH. Unlike Ethereum, Taiko doesn't burn the base fee. Both parts go to the block's fee recipient, and the proposers behind it pay to post data to Ethereum and to buy proofs.
On October 24, 2026, Taiko's base fee was 0.01 gwei and the suggested tip was zero. A plain ETH transfer uses 21,000 gas, so it cost about 0.00000021 ETH, roughly $0.0005 with ETH near $2,360. Token transfers use more gas, so they cost a little more.
Because the tip was zero, Slow, Normal and Fast in Keylo cost about the same that day. A higher tip still helps when blocks fill up, since preconfers favor higher priority fees. Keylo adds nothing to a normal send.
Keep a small ETH buffer on Taiko even if you mostly hold TAIKO or stablecoins. Topping up later means another bridge trip, which takes longer than a quick exchange withdrawal.
Taiko risks, scams and mistakes#
L2BEAT rated Taiko Stage 0 in October 2026. Emergency upgrades can skip any delay, proposing is limited to whitelisted operators, and the Security Council shrank from 9 to 5 members on September 22, 2026. L2BEAT also notes that the forced-inclusion queue stops proposers from skipping one user's transactions, but can't make them include anything if they halt altogether. The mandatory ZK proof makes faked state much harder, but upgrade power stays concentrated.
So keep amounts on Taiko to what you're comfortable leaving on a young network. Beyond that, these are the mistakes that cost people money:
Bridging without a test. With recalls disabled, a stuck message waits until someone retries it. Try a small amount first.
Fake TAIKO airdrops. Claim links in messages or token names lead to drainers. A real claim never needs your phrase.
Lookalike tokens. Anyone can deploy a token called USDC on Taiko. Match the contract address.
Phishing bridge sites. Type bridge.taiko.xyz yourself instead of following ads or replies.
Address poisoning. Scammers send dust from addresses that resemble yours. Copy addresses from the source.
Fake support. Keylo staff never ask for your phrase or password. Use Keylo support, and read how Keylo protects your wallet.
Before your first real transfer:
Your phrase is on paper and confirmed in Keylo.
You know how ETH will reach Taiko and how it will leave.
You hold ETH on Taiko for gas.
Any token you expect is added by its contract address.
A small test arrived first.
Keylo never holds your keys, which also means nobody can restore a wallet if both the password and the phrase are lost. The networks page lists where else your address works. If you want in-wallet swaps as well, the Ethereum wallet guide and the Scroll wallet guide cover two networks that have them.
Keep ETH on Taiko under your own key
Keylo encrypts your recovery phrase in your browser and never sees it. Hold and send on Taiko and every other network Keylo supports.
Taiko wallet FAQ#
What is a based rollup?
A based rollup is a layer 2 whose transaction order is anchored to Ethereum's own block production instead of a single company's sequencer. Taiko works this way and keeps forced inclusion as a fallback against censorship. To confirm faster than Ethereum's 12-second slots, it uses preconfirmations from whitelisted operators, which produced a block about every 2 seconds in October 2026.
How do I bridge ETH to Taiko?
Use the official Taiko Bridge at bridge.taiko.xyz through an extension wallet that holds the same recovery phrase, or withdraw ETH from an exchange that lists Taiko as a network. Keylo has no swap or bridge on Taiko, because LI.FI doesn't route there. Once the ETH arrives, Keylo holds, receives and sends it on Taiko like any other network.
Is TAIKO used for gas?
No. Gas on Taiko is paid in ETH. TAIKO is the governance token of the Taiko DAO, and proposers can also lock it as a bond, although that bond is set to zero as of October 2026. In Keylo you can hold and send TAIKO after adding it as a custom token. Keep a little ETH on Taiko so you can move it.
Why don't my Taiko tokens show in Keylo?
Keylo shows ETH on Taiko automatically, but tokens on Taiko only appear once you add them. Open Settings, then Networks, then Custom tokens, and add each token with its contract address, symbol and decimals, for example TAIKO at 0xA9d23408b9bA935c230493c40C73824Df71A0975 with 18 decimals. The balance was always at your address. Keylo simply needs the contract to read it.
How long does a Taiko Bridge withdrawal take?
It depends on proving. A withdrawal to Ethereum can be claimed once the Taiko blocks holding it are proven there. On October 24, 2026, finalized blocks trailed the chain by 30 to 40 minutes. A relayer can then claim it for the processing fee you set, or you claim it yourself and pay Ethereum gas.
What happened to Taiko in June 2026?
On June 22, 2026, an attacker exploited a flaw in Taiko's SGX proof system and took about $1.7 million, according to L2BEAT. Taiko halted state updates on Ethereum for roughly a week while it worked to contain the incident. In August, the Unzen upgrade made a zero-knowledge proof mandatory for every proven range, so one faulty prover can't finalize a false state alone.
Is my Taiko address the same as my Ethereum address?
Yes. Taiko is Ethereum-equivalent and uses the same account model, so your recovery phrase gives the same 0x address on Taiko, Ethereum and every other EVM network. Each network keeps its own balance. If someone sends ETH on Ethereum instead of Taiko, it arrives safely at your Ethereum address, and you'd bridge it over yourself.
Is Taiko safe to use?
Taiko posts all its data to Ethereum and now requires a ZK proof for every proven range, which makes invalid state very hard to finalize. It is still Stage 0 on L2BEAT, with whitelisted proposers, emergency upgrades without delay and a five-member Security Council. Use it for amounts you're comfortable keeping on a young network, and test the bridge with small sums first.
