Let’s Eradicate Address Poisoning Scams

I’ve been fighting a fever today — 38.9°C a few hours ago. First time getting sick since leaving prison. Even through the fog, one issue has stayed firmly on my mind: address poisoning scams must be eliminated.

Our industry has the tools to stop this — completely. Protecting users should not be optional.

Here’s what needs to happen:

1. Wallet-level protection

Wallets should automatically detect whether a receiving address is a known poison address and block the transaction. This is a simple blockchain query.

2. Real-time security collaboration

Security alliances across the industry should maintain and share a real-time blacklist of malicious addresses. Wallets can then verify destinations before transactions are signed.

3. Proven solutions already exist

Binance Wallet already does this. If a user attempts to send funds to a known poison address, a warning appears immediately. (I only have a Chinese screenshot, but the concept is clear.)

4. Eliminate visual attack vectors

Wallets should stop displaying spam transactions altogether. If a transaction value is negligible, it should be filtered out entirely. Visibility enables deception.

This isn’t a technical challenge — it’s a responsibility issue.

Protecting users must come first.

Let’s eliminate this threat at the root.