Ethereum ($ETH) The network is set to welcome a stealth address feature that allows users to keep their wallets hidden. To achieve this, the ecosystem integrates ERC-5564 to ensure that users’ real wallets and transaction history remain private. This development is share By Ethereum developer Pandit Dhamdhere on X.
How stealth meta addresses guarantee privacy
In particular, ERC-5564 is Ethereum EIP Co-authored with founder Vitalik Buterin. ERC-5564 is proposed to add privacy to users’ wallets and ensure that senders receive payments anonymously if they use a “stealth one-time address.”
The goal is to protect your identity and prevent others from tracking how much you received, who paid, and in some cases your spending patterns. This is a move to ensure the privacy of users of the Ethereum ecosystem.
ERC-5564 is coming to Ethereum.
This is one of the most underrated EIPs in Ethereum history.
Provides stealth addresses natively. $ETH And most people still don’t fully understand how it works.
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Dhamdhere says that to enjoy this feature, instead of providing people with their actual wallet address, users simply need to give them a special public “meta address.” Every time someone sends money, the funds are sent to a new, seemingly random address that only the user knows. Privacy protection is that no one can link special public meta addresses to users.
Moreover, only the user is aware of it and can spend it. Outsiders only see a random-looking address, not the actual user’s identity.
Damdare highlighted two important systems that strongly promote privacy. Users can detect deposits using the “Browse Key” and spend money using the “Spending Key”.
He explained that this feature allows users to delegate responsibilities. For example, apps and services can scan payments on your behalf, but this does not compromise your control of your funds to third parties.
Ethereum gas fees, spam risk remain key issues
While the privacy feature sounds great, Dhamdhere also identified some challenges and potential risks associated with it.
One thing to note is that funds that arrive at a brand new stealth address will run into problems. Ethereum for gas fees To move funds. However, this bottleneck can be easily fixed if the sender includes: $ETH For gas.
major Hacker risksanyone can post fake announcements to trick wallets into doing additional scanning work. This issue may be fixed by using filters for known spammers.
As Dhamdhere highlighted, the purpose of this privacy feature is to ensure that donations, payments, and salaries received remain “anonymous” on the transparent Ethereum ledger. This is achieved without the need for mixers or complex solutions.
