Vitalik Buterin floats TX ‘simulations’ to enhance crypto security

Crypto users would specify what onchain action they want and then click “OK” or “Cancel” after seeing a transaction simulation of that action.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has suggested using “transaction simulations” and other similar features to improve the user experience and security of Ethereum wallets and smart contracts. 

In a post to X on Sunday, Buterin argued that security and user experience are not separate fields, as both revolve around user intent — ensuring protocols are doing what users intend them to do.

Buterin said an intent security approach could involve designing systems that double-check user actions, and could apply to Ethereum wallets and smart contracts, but also apply more broadly, such as operating systems and hardware. 

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