CZ предлагает иновационные решения для предотвращения адресного «отравления» Translation: CZ proposes innovative solutions to prevent address poisoning.

Co-founder of Binance Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has proposed enhanced security measures aimed at «eradicating» the practice of «address poisoning.»

This discussion was sparked by an incident where an investor lost nearly $50 million in USDT after mistakenly copying a fraudulent wallet address from a compromised transaction history.

*»All wallets should simply check if the recipient address is «poisoned» and block the user. This is a request to the blockchain,»* noted Zhao.

He also emphasized the need for security experts to maintain a real-time blacklist of phishing wallets so that users can verify them before sending funds.

According to CZ, Binance is already taking action in this regard — in May, the exchange introduced an «antidote» against spoofing scams. The platform’s algorithm detects fake addresses by first identifying suspicious transactions, such as those with nearly zero value or involving low-value tokens.

Subsequently, the tool matches these transactions with the addresses of potential victims and timestamps to locate the possible point of «poisoning.»

Back in January, CertiK specialists warned about the escalating threat of phishing. In 2024, criminals stole over $1 billion as a result of 296 such attacks.

In February, a user lost over $760,000 due to address poisoning.

It is worth noting that by the beginning of 2025, hackers had stolen cryptocurrencies worth more than $3.4 billion, according to Chainalysis. One notable trend has been the increase in hacks of personal wallets.