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The Ethereum Foundation and the Ethereum [ETH] Working Group, which includes wallet developers, have started a project called “Clear Signing.” The initiative is designed to eliminate blind signing, a structural flaw that has contributed to large-scale losses for users.
Blind signing is widely cited as a root cause behind many exploits across blockchain and cryptocurrency applications. While it is often assumed that hacks occur at the final stage due to code bugs, the losses are frequently triggered when users approve transactions without fully understanding what they are authorizing.
“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.”
“Clear Signing” is aimed at moving wallets toward the WYSIWYS (What You See Is What You Sign) principle, with “Clear Signing” intended to become the default behavior.
Under the proposed approach, before users hit approve, wallets would present clearer prompts. These prompts would include details such as which assets are being moved, who is receiving them, and what permissions are being granted.
The initiative is described as being based on a public registry and a proposed Ethereum standard called ERC-7730.
ERC-7730 is intended to allow independent security researchers to examine and validate transaction descriptions. With that information available, wallets can then decide which reliable sources to use when presenting transaction details to users.
“By moving to Clear Signing, we are strengthening the last line of defense and making the Ethereum ecosystem safer, more accessible, and better prepared for the next wave of users and institutional adoption.”
The project was reported alongside on-chain analytics from Arkham, which stated that the Ethereum Foundation had $1.4 billion in profit as of May 11, 2026.
In addition, the Ethereum Foundation recently unstaked 21,270 ETH, described as almost 30% of the 70,000 ETH it had previously promised to stake.
The “Clear Signing” initiative is positioned as a way to prevent users from blindly signing and subsequently losing funds in exploits. Because the framework relies on ERC-7730 and a public registry, transaction descriptions can be reviewed and verified more easily.
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