Source: CoinTelegraph ↗
EIP-7702 didn’t cause Binance hack, but may have amplified losses
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Security experts say attackers could have drained Binance’s wallets without EIP-7702, but the Ethereum upgrade may have helped bypass withdrawal safeguards.
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