The Ethereum Foundation announced that Clear Signing is now live, introducing an open protocol designed to randomize wallet approvals and reduce the risk of blind signing.
0/ Sound signing is live.
An open standard for eliminating blind signing, making human-readable data immutable.
This effort brings significant UX and Security improvements to Ethereum signature. pic.twitter.com/nIGRCBQh6G
– Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) May 12, 2026
Its purpose is to replace invisible change notifications with a language translation that shows users what they are agreeing to before they sign. An overview of Clear Signing states that ERC-7730 allows protocols to specify the desired actions so that wallets show users the actions, quantities, protocols, and expected results instead of raw calldata.
Blind signing remains one of Ethereum’s UX and security challenges. Most wallet screens still display raw bytes or random characters, leaving users to accept information they don’t understand. Blank Signing compares the process to signing a blank check.
The new policy does not change the way Ethereum services work. Instead, it adds a more secure display to signatures, allowing wallets to turn technical information into a quantifiable target and keep trusted decisions in every wallet.
ERC 7730 metadata encodes business data into a human-readable description. In practice, the wallet can show that the user is exchanging 1,000 USDC for a few ETH on Uniswap, instead of asking them to accept a random hexadecimal string.
The project also introduces a neutral and transparent reference ledger, a proof-of-concept framework under ERC-8176 so that auditors can verify the integrity of informants, and open tools for wallets, protocols, and counters. Contributors include Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, WalletConnect, Fireblocks, Zama, Sourcify, Cyfrin, and the Ethereum Foundation’s Trillion Dollar Security initiative.
The registry is designed to be open and permissionless, allowing protocol teams, security researchers, and other contributors to publish specifications. Wallets can choose which descriptions and testimonials to trust when displaying products to users.
