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Ethereum has officially launched the Clear Signing open standard, a move aimed at improving transaction security by making transaction approvals more readable for users.
The initiative converts unreadable hexadecimal transaction data into plain, human-readable text during transaction approvals. The Ethereum Foundation coordinated the effort with multiple industry contributors, positioning it as a response to a long-running vulnerability associated with blind signing.
The Ethereum Foundation announced the launch on May 12, 2026, stating that clear signing is now live as an open standard designed to end blind signing. The foundation described the change as a major upgrade to both user experience and transaction security on Ethereum.
Until now, approving a transaction often meant confirming a string of unreadable hex data, a practice known as blind signing. The article notes that this has contributed to billions of dollars in losses across the ecosystem, in part because users had no way to verify what they were approving before confirming.
Under the new standard, transaction details are displayed in plain language. Instead of raw technical data, users see clear descriptions of what each transaction does, improving control and awareness before confirming on-chain actions.
The Ethereum Foundation said the effort builds on existing clear signing work already present in the ecosystem, including an approach pioneered by Ledger.
Contributors named in the initiative include:
The standard introduces ERC-7730, described as an open framework for human-readable transaction descriptions. It also includes a neutral, mirrorable descriptor registry intended to support broader accessibility, and an attestation framework under ERC-8176 that enables auditors to verify the integrity of transaction descriptors.
The article also states that open developer tooling has been released for wallets, protocols, and auditors to help integrate the standard across platforms, with the goal of driving adoption and expanding coverage across the Ethereum ecosystem.
The Ethereum Foundation confirmed the work is ongoing rather than a one-time release. Contributors are expected to continue expanding coverage, refining tooling, and supporting wider adoption.
As more wallets and protocols integrate the standard, the article says blind signing risks are expected to decrease steadily across the network.
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