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blind signing.

Previously, when signing a transaction, the wallet often showed the user an incomprehensible action like “Exchange 100 USDC for ETH,” but a set of incomprehensible symbols. This was actively used by scammers.

It was through this scheme that Bybit was hacked in 2025: users signed a malicious transaction without understanding its contents. According to the Ethereum Foundation, blind signing is one of the main causes of large losses in crypto.

🔔 The Ethereum Foundation is now promoting the new Clear Signing standard.

Its task is to show the user a clear description of what exactly he is signing. Instead of hashes and raw code, the wallet will be able to display plain text: for example, “Swap 100 USDC for ETH.”

The technology works based on the ERC-7730 standard and does not require re-launching existing smart contracts. For verification, special descriptors and independent cryptographic verification are used.

💬 The initiative has already been supported by Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, WalletConnect, Fireblocks and other major industry participants. Trezor plans to fully implement the function by June 30, 2026.

If Clear Signing becomes an industry standard, it could seriously reduce the number of phishing attacks and make working with crypto safer even for ordinary users.