# Ethereum Foundation researchers make the case for transaction assertions that revert any transaction whose final outcome breaks a rule the user signed

A separate Ethereum Research paper proposes a way to identify encrypted-mempool committee members who leak or sell decryption shares. That addresses a gap in the leading proposed defense against sandwich attacks.

- Published: 2026-10-06T05:32:21.128Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-06/ethereum-foundation-researchers-make-the-case-for-transactio
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/10/05/transaction-assertions), [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/accountability-for-encrypted-mempools/26123), [EIPs](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7906), [Crypto Briefing](https://cryptobriefing.com/ethereum-native-transaction-assertions-eip-7906/), [Unchained](https://unchainedcrypto.com/ethereum-foundation-launches-clear-signing-standard-to-end-blind-signing-exploits/)

The Ethereum Foundation's Trillion Dollar Security initiative says blind signing, and uncertainty about a transaction's final outcome, put users at risk. It is exploring native transaction assertions as a way to enforce a transaction's fina…

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