Trust Wallet announces the launch of Address Poisoning Protection on March 10, 2026, to combat the rapidly growing threat of lookalike wallet scams. The feature is currently live on mobile for 32 Ethereum Virtual Machine ( EVM) chains, including Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, and Polygon.
This automated system checks destination addresses against the Intel Security API in real time to identify over 225 million detected poisoning attacks. By providing side-by-side address comparisons, the tool aims to safeguard the more than $500 million confirmed stolen by attackers through these deceptive transaction histories.
🧭 FAQs
• What is an address poisoning scam in cryptocurrency? Attackers send tiny transactions from mimic addresses to trick users into copying the wrong recipient.
• Does this security feature require manual activation? The protection runs automatically in the background during every send and copy flow for users.
• Which jurisdictions and networks currently support this tool? It is available globally for 32 supported blockchains including Avalanche, Base, and Arbitrum.
• Will the wallet permanently block my outgoing transactions? Users see a high-severity warning but retain the final decision to proceed after verification.
