diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f96b5c8..c5046e40 100644
--- a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @tangled3/react
 
+## 1.16.26
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- fix(useSendTransaction) current account comparison
+
 ## 1.16.25
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 25cf15fb..2ab1414c 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@tangled3/react",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "1.16.25",
+  "version": "1.16.26",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/actions/cosmos/getCosmosToken.ts b/packages/react/src/actions/cosmos/getCosmosToken.ts
index a825ba62..c7460ffe 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/actions/cosmos/getCosmosToken.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/actions/cosmos/getCosmosToken.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { SigningCosmWasmClient } from '@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate';
 import { maxInt256 } from 'viem';
 import { RouterLCDBalancesResponse } from '../../types/cosmos.js';
 import { ChainData, ConnectionOrConfig, CosmsosChainType } from '../../types/index.js';
-import { areTokensEqual, formatTokenAddress, isNativeOrFactoryToken } from '../../utils/index.js';
+import { compareStrings, formatTokenAddress, isNativeOrFactoryToken } from '../../utils/index.js';
 
 export const getCosmosTokenMetadata = async ({
   token,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const getCosmosTokenMetadata = async ({
 
   const assetList = registryClient.getChainAssetList(chain.chainName).assets;
 
-  const asset = assetList.find((asset) => areTokensEqual(asset.base, token));
+  const asset = assetList.find((asset) => compareStrings(asset.base, token));
 
   if (!asset) {
     throw new Error('Token not found');
diff --git a/packages/react/src/actions/getToken.ts b/packages/react/src/actions/getToken.ts
index ffb8a29b..30feae58 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/actions/getToken.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/actions/getToken.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { trc20Abi } from '../constants/abi/trc20.js';
 import { ETH_ADDRESS, SOL_ADDRESS, SUI_ADDRESS } from '../constants/index.js';
 import { TokenMetadata } from '../hooks/useToken.js';
 import { ChainData, ChainId, ChainType, ConnectionOrConfig, GetTokenMetadataParams } from '../types/index.js';
-import { areTokensEqual } from '../utils/index.js';
+import { compareStrings } from '../utils/index.js';
 import { getFormattedBalance as getBitcoinBalance } from './bitcoin/balance.js';
 import { getCosmosTokenBalanceAndAllowance, getCosmosTokenMetadata } from './cosmos/getCosmosToken.js';
 import { getEVMTokenBalanceAndAllowance, getEVMTokenMetadata } from './evm/getEVMToken.js';
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const getTokenMetadata = async ({ token, chain, config }: GetTokenMetadat
   // console.log('[Token] configs', { token, chain, config });
   // evm chain
   if (chain?.type === 'evm') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
       return {
         name: chain.nativeCurrency.name,
         symbol: chain.nativeCurrency.symbol,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const getTokenMetadata = async ({ token, chain, config }: GetTokenMetadat
   }
 
   if (chain.type === 'tron') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
       return { ...chain.nativeCurrency, address: ETH_ADDRESS, chainId: chain.id, isNative: true };
     }
     let contractAddress: string = token;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const getTokenMetadata = async ({ token, chain, config }: GetTokenMetadat
   }
 
   if (chain.type === 'solana') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, SOL_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, SOL_ADDRESS)) {
       return { ...chain.nativeCurrency, address: SOL_ADDRESS, chainId: chain.id, isNative: true };
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const getTokenMetadata = async ({ token, chain, config }: GetTokenMetadat
   }
 
   if (chain.type === 'cosmos') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
       return { ...chain.nativeCurrency, address: ETH_ADDRESS, chainId: chain.id, isNative: true };
     }
     const res = await getCosmosTokenMetadata({ token, chain, getCosmosClient: config.getCosmosClient });
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ export const getTokenMetadata = async ({ token, chain, config }: GetTokenMetadat
   }
 
   if (chain.type === 'bitcoin') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
       return { ...chain.nativeCurrency, address: ETH_ADDRESS, chainId: chain.id, isNative: true };
     }
   }
 
   if (chain.type === 'sui') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, SUI_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, SUI_ADDRESS)) {
       return { ...chain.nativeCurrency, address: SUI_ADDRESS, chainId: chain.id, isNative: true };
     }
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export const getTokenBalanceAndAllowance = (async (params) => {
 
   // evm chain
   if (chain.type === 'evm') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
       const result = {
         balance: await getBalance(config.wagmiConfig, {
           address: account as EVMAddress,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export const getTokenBalanceAndAllowance = (async (params) => {
   }
 
   if (chain.type === 'tron') {
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, ETH_ADDRESS)) {
       const balance = BigInt(await config.tronWeb.trx.getBalance(account));
       const allowance = BigInt(0);
       return { balance, allowance };
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export const getTokenBalanceAndAllowance = (async (params) => {
     const accountPbKey = new PublicKey(account);
 
     // if asset is native solana token
-    if (areTokensEqual(token, SOL_ADDRESS)) {
+    if (compareStrings(token, SOL_ADDRESS)) {
       const balance = BigInt(await config.solanaConnection.getBalance(accountPbKey));
       return { balance, allowance: 0n };
     }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useSendTransaction.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useSendTransaction.ts
index 102237b4..59b9ed41 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useSendTransaction.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useSendTransaction.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { SendTransactionParams, sendTransactionToChain } from '../actions/sendTransaction.js';
 import { ChainData, ChainId } from '../types/index.js';
+import { compareStrings } from '../utils/index.js';
 import { useConnectionOrConfig } from './useConnectionOrConfig.js';
 import { useCurrentAccount } from './useCurrentAccount.js';
 import { useCurrentWallet } from './useCurrentWallet.js';
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export const useSendTransaction = () => {
       }
 
       // check if from address matches currentAccount
-      if (from !== currentAccount.address) {
+      if (!compareStrings(from, currentAccount.address)) {
         throw new Error('From address does not match current account');
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts
index 8df1b7ea..46f1f1fa 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const isMobile = () => {
  * @param tokenB The second token.
  * @returns True if the two tokens are equal.
  */
-export const areTokensEqual = (tokenA: string | undefined, tokenB: string | undefined): boolean => {
+export const compareStrings = (tokenA: string | undefined, tokenB: string | undefined): boolean => {
   // Early return if either token is undefined
   if (!tokenA || !tokenB) return false;