Ethereum News (ETH): Foundation Unveils New 'Clear Signing' Standard to Stop Users From Approving Malicious Crypto Transactions
The framework uses ERC-7730 and a public registry so wallets can show human-readable prompts before users approve transactions.
- On Tuesday, the Ethereum Foundation rolled out Clear Signing, an open standard built on ERC-7730 designed to replace unreadable hexadecimal transaction data with structured, human-readable descriptions.
- Attacks like the February 2025 Bybit hack, where Lazarus Group drained 400,000 ETH worth $1.5 billion, demonstrate why the industry is moving to stop blind signing.
- The framework combines ERC-7730, which defines a JSON format for transaction descriptors, with ERC-8176, providing an integrity framework allowing independent reviewers to verify descriptor accuracy.
- Trezor CTO Tomáš Suaňka called the standard a "critical security advancement," stating every wallet provider should embrace it; Trezor plans to ship readable transaction decoding early in Q2 2026.
- Alongside the rollout, the Ethereum Foundation launched a $1 million audit subsidy program to help open-source projects fund professional code reviews, while the Trillion Dollar Security Initiative oversees the registry.
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Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing Standard to End Blind Signing Exploits
The Ethereum Foundation rolled out Clear Signing Tuesday, an open standard designed to end blind signing by replacing the unreadable hexadecimal data users currently approve with structured, human-readable transaction descriptions. The standard combines two existing Ethereum improvement proposals. ERC-7730, originally proposed by hardware wallet maker Ledger, defines a JSON format for structured transaction descriptors. ERC-8176 provides the att…
Ethereum news (ETH): Foundation unveils new 'Clear Signing' standard to stop users from approving malicious crypto transactions
The move comes after billions in losses from phishing attacks and wallet drains, with Ethereum pushing to make transaction approvals safer and easier to understand
Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing To End Asset Theft
NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News - Better Sport News By Davis Washington The Ethereum Foundation and a collaborative Working Group of wallet developers have introduced the “Clear Signing” initiative to address the persistent threat of crypto asset theft. This security standard, built around the ERC-7730 protocol, aims to eliminate “blind signing” by establishing a tra…
Ethereum Community Unveils Feature to End Blind Signing – #CryptoUpdatesGNIT
The Ethereum community has introduced Clear Signing, a security feature that ensures users can clearly understand transaction details before signing, replacing unreadable hex data and reducing risks from blind signing attacks. “Approving a transaction is meant to be the last line of defense when exercising control over what happens to your assets on the blockchain. When it is done blindly, that defense does not hold,” the Ethereum Foundation sai…
Ethereum is taking a major step towards safer transactions with the introduction of a new open standard for ‘clear signing’. With this, the Ethereum Foundation aims to put an end to so-called blind signing, where users approve transactions without clearly seeing exactly what they are signing. Ethereum is available at Bitvavo and... The post Ethereum launches new standard to stop dangerous blind signing appeared first on Blockchain Stories.
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