Altcoins News
By Maheen Hernandez
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How EIP-7702 Works — and How It’s Being Exploited. EIP-7702 enables EOAs to sign cryptographic approvals that delegate execution rights to smart…
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Technical Vulnerabilities Beyond Phishing. The challenges are not limited to phishing attempts.
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Institutional Exposure to New Threats. For institutional investors, the threat landscape has changed significantly.
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Industry Response: Tools and Defenses. The Ethereum ecosystem has begun rolling out countermeasures.
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Broader Context: Regulation and Long-Term Risks. The Ethereum Foundation has started a security initiative worth over $1 trillion in pledged value…
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Conclusion. Ethereum’s EIP-7702 marks a significant milestone in the blockchain’s technical evolution,…
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Ethereum’s latest upgrade, known as the Pectra hard fork, was designed to improve user experience and unlock more efficient transaction features.
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In theory, the upgrade expands what everyday users and institutions can do on the Ethereum network.
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Data from blockchain security analysts shows that in August 2025 alone, over $2.5 million in digital assets were stolen through these new methods.
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The same mechanism, however, provides an opportunity for malicious actors. Once a user signs a delegation to a contract controlled by attackers, that contract can perform…
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Security firm Wintermute reports that more than 90% of observed delegations tied to EIP-7702 since its rollout are connected to malicious activity.
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One victim lost $1.54 million after approving what appeared to be a routine token swap on Uniswap.
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The challenges are not limited to phishing attempts. Analysts point to several structural risks introduced by the delegation model:
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Storage collisions — conflicts in contract storage layouts that create unexpected vulnerabilities.
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Nonce instability — inconsistencies in transaction ordering that make accounts harder to secure.
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