diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap b/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap
index 1762c83..2c4d16e 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ exports[`V5 / V6 categorization snapshots (alongside nock HTTP fixtures) matches
       "transactionType": "COMPOUND_V2_APPROVE",
     },
     "v6": {
-      "readable": "Approved 0x1111111254eeb25477b68fb85ed929f73a960582 to spend",
+      "readable": "Approved 0x11111...60582 to spend",
       "toAddressName": "COMPOUND_C_TOKEN",
       "transactionCategory": "APPROVE",
       "transactionProtocol": "COMPOUND",
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ exports[`V5 / V6 categorization snapshots (alongside nock HTTP fixtures) matches
       "transactionType": "ERC_20_APPROVE",
     },
     "v6": {
-      "readable": "Approved 0x881d40237659c251811cec9c364ef91dc08d300c to spend",
+      "readable": "Approved 0x881d4...d300c to spend",
       "toAddressName": undefined,
       "transactionCategory": "APPROVE",
       "transactionProtocol": "ERC_20",
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ exports[`V5 / V6 categorization snapshots (alongside nock HTTP fixtures) matches
       "transactionType": "WETH_APPROVE",
     },
     "v6": {
-      "readable": "Approved 0x7a250d5630b4cf539739df2c5dacb4c659f2488d to spend",
+      "readable": "Approved 0x7a250...2488d to spend",
       "toAddressName": "WETH",
       "transactionCategory": "APPROVE",
       "transactionProtocol": "WETH",
diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts b/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts
index 71d87d7..007f43c 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ export const txTestCaseReadableLabels: Record<string, string> = {
   'OPENSEA_V1.5_CANCEL_ORDER': 'Cancelled Order',
   'OPENSEA_V1.4_CANCEL_ORDER': 'Cancelled Order',
   'OPENSEA_V1.1_TRANSFER': 'Sent 0.012 ETH',
-  WETH_APPROVE: 'Approved 0x7a250d5630b4cf539739df2c5dacb4c659f2488d to spend',
+  WETH_APPROVE: 'Approved 0x7a250...2488d to spend',
   ERC_20_MINT: 'Minted Token',
   ERC_20_TRANSFER: 'Sent 0.0044 MKR',
-  ERC_20_APPROVE: 'Approved 0x881d40237659c251811cec9c364ef91dc08d300c to spend',
+  ERC_20_APPROVE: 'Approved 0x881d4...d300c to spend',
   POLYGON_BRIDGE_IN: 'Deposited 3K DAI to bridge',
   POLYGON_BRIDGE_OUT: 'Withdrew 883.8767 USDC',
   UNISWAP_V2_EXCHANGE: 'Swapped 0.2018 MKR for 112.3412 FST',
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export const txTestCaseReadableLabels: Record<string, string> = {
   COMPOUND_V2_REPAY: 'Repaid 1.5M DAI',
   COMPOUND_V2_BORROW: 'Borrowed 100 DAI',
   COMPOUND_V2_WITHDRAW: 'Withdrew 571.35K DAI',
-  COMPOUND_V2_APPROVE: 'Approved 0x1111111254eeb25477b68fb85ed929f73a960582 to spend',
+  COMPOUND_V2_APPROVE: 'Approved 0x11111...60582 to spend',
   IDEX_DEPOSIT: 'Deposited 0.0034 ETH',
   IDEX_DEPOSIT_TOKEN: 'Deposited 18K SERC20',
   IDEX_WITHDRAW: 'Withdrew 364.2416 AURA',
diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/txCategorizeV6.ts b/packages/tx-categorize/src/txCategorizeV6.ts
index 88c7a1e..bbca4f4 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/txCategorizeV6.ts
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/txCategorizeV6.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Language } from './localization'
 import { fallbackLngV2, tV2 } from './localizationV2'
 import { contractAddressMap, methodIdMap, topicHashMap } from './txSchemas/heuristicMap'
 import { DetermineTransactionMetadataInputV6, Transaction, TxMetadataV6, ValueTransfer } from './types'
-import { TemplateContext, interpolateTemplate, refineActionForMultiAssets, titlecase } from './utils'
+import { TemplateContext, interpolateTemplate, refineActionForMultiAssets, titlecase, truncateAddress } from './utils'
 import { Action } from './enums'
 import { DUST_THRESHOLD_WEI } from './constants'
 
@@ -289,12 +289,13 @@ export const determineTransactionMetadataV6 = (
       templateKey = receivedAssets.length > 0 && sentAssets.length === 0 ? 'TRANSFER_RECEIVED' : 'TRANSFER_SENT'
     }
     const template = tV2(templateKey, {}, language ?? fallbackLngV2)
+    const rawSpender = extractSpender(transaction) ?? ''
     const ctx: TemplateContext =
       txMetadata.transactionCategory === Action.APPROVE
         ? {
             sentAssets,
             receivedAssets,
-            spender: extractSpender(transaction) ?? '',
+            spender: truncateAddress(rawSpender),
             approvedAssets: extractApprovedAssets(transaction),
           }
         : {
diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.test.ts b/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.test.ts
index ae82978..5c38b20 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   formatCompactNumber,
   interpolateTemplate,
   refineActionForMultiAssets,
+  truncateAddress,
 } from './utils'
 import { tV2 } from './localizationV2'
 import { ValueTransfer } from './types'
@@ -213,10 +214,10 @@ describe('interpolateTemplate', () => {
     const result = interpolateTemplate(tV2('APPROVE'), {
       sentAssets: [],
       receivedAssets: [],
-      spender: '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678',
+      spender: '0x12345...45678',
       approvedAssets: [makeValueTransfer({ symbol: 'USDC', amount: '1000000', decimal: 6 })],
     })
-    expect(result).toBe('Approved 0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678 to spend 1 USDC')
+    expect(result).toBe('Approved 0x12345...45678 to spend 1 USDC')
   })
 
   it('handles static templates with no variables', () => {
@@ -275,3 +276,21 @@ describe('refineActionForMultiAssets', () => {
     expect(refineActionForMultiAssets(Action.VOTE, [], [])).toBe(Action.VOTE)
   })
 })
+
+describe('truncateAddress', () => {
+  it('truncates a standard Ethereum address', () => {
+    expect(truncateAddress('0x6B175474E89094C44Da98b954EedeAC495271d0F')).toBe('0x6B175...71d0F')
+  })
+
+  it('returns short strings unchanged', () => {
+    expect(truncateAddress('0x123456')).toBe('0x123456')
+  })
+
+  it('returns 10-char string unchanged', () => {
+    expect(truncateAddress('0x12345678')).toBe('0x12345678')
+  })
+
+  it('returns empty string unchanged', () => {
+    expect(truncateAddress('')).toBe('')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.ts b/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.ts
index b387d5d..830f122 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/utils.ts
@@ -149,3 +149,9 @@ export const refineActionForMultiAssets = (
 
   return action
 }
+
+export const truncateAddress = (address: string): string => {
+  if (address.length <= 40) return address
+
+  return `${address.slice(0, 7)}...${address.slice(-5)}`
+}