Trust Wallet add automatic protection against address poisoning across 32 EVM chains
Trust Wallet don launch automated Address Poisoning Protection for their mobile wallet wey dey scan every outgoing transaction for real-time across 32 EVM-compatible chains, including Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum, Avalanche and Base. The system dey compare recipient addresses with malicious-address database wey HashDit maintain plus Binance Security and e show side-by-side visual comparison wey highlight character differences when suspicious match show. The protection dey enabled by default and no need user setup. Trust Wallet talk say industry telemetry and third-party data show plenty address-poisoning attempts and successful thefts; the newer report raise daily and hourly attack estimates, show how big the threat be. The company dey plan to add non-EVM chains like Solana and Tron plus desktop support, but dem never give timeline. The update follow December 2025 compromise of Trust Wallet’s Chrome extension wey cause user losses and dem later release patched version; Trust Wallet say dem go cover affected losses. For traders, the rollout reduce risk of accidental transfers to near-identical malicious addresses, fit lower address-poisoning-driven sell pressure, and show why to keep wallet software updated and no copy-paste addresses from untrusted sources.
Neutral
Wallet-level mitigation na improvement for security wey dey reduce risk say user go mistakenly send money go poisoned addresses, but e no dey change token fundamentals or network-level demand for any one cryptocurrency directly. For short term, stronger defense against address-poisoning fit reduce panic-driven or reactive sell-offs wey high-profile thefts dey cause and e fit lower on-chain outflows from victims, wey fit small-small reduce downward pressure around targeted assets. But because the change na risk-mitigation feature for the custodial interface (mobile wallet) and no be protocol-level, the effect for price na indirect and limited. For long term, wider adoption of address-poisoning protections across wallets fit improve overall user confidence and reduce fraud-related volatility, supporting steadier market behavior for affected tokens. Immediate market impact likely soft and local — e go affect sentiment about security for assets wey scams dey target pass, rather than cause clear bullish or bearish move for any particular cryptocurrency.