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Ethereum daily transactions hit record high but address poisoning fears grow
Ethereum’s daily transactions topped 3.62 million in late April, a record, but concerns are growing that much of the increase reflects the spread of address poisoning attacks rather than expanded real use. Falling fees have boosted on-chain access, with basic transfers at about $0.004 and complex swap costs down to $0.07. On-chain analysis put 2026 losses from address poisoning at $62 million, as tools circulate on Telegram and attack methods become more complex.
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Trust Wallet adds real-time scam address detection
Trust Wallet has introduced a real-time address detection feature to protect cryptocurrency users, Cointelegraph reported on Monday. The feature automatically detects scam addresses to prevent users from inadvertently sending assets to the wrong destination. Trust Wallet said the update is aimed at countering a recent surge in address poisoning attacks, in which scammers seed transaction histories with their addresses to trick victims into copying them. Cointelegraph reported more than 225 million attacks and confirmed losses of $500 million.
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Ethereum faces \'death spiral\' warning; report says upgrade hurt economics and Vitalik Buterin is selling
Short-selling firm Culper Research has taken a bearish bet on Ethereum-linked assets, saying the network’s economics deteriorated after the Fusaka upgrade in December 2025. It said an oversupply of block space pushed transaction fees down, lowering staking yields for validators and potentially creating a negative feedback loop that could weaken network security. The report cited analysis data showing co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold about 20,000 ETH this year.
