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Coins•Oct 23, 2026

Arbitrum Proposal Seeks to Reopen Stylus Activations with Foundation Sign-Off

Key Highlights: The Arbitrum DAO is weighing a new governance proposal to resume Stylus activations on Arbitrum One via an audit-and-signature verification process. Activations were halted on October 2 after the Security Council identified risks where custom WebAssembly (WASM) programs could harm chain performance and operational continuity. Under the proposed framework, audited code can be ...

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Coins•Oct 4, 2026

Arbitrum Pauses New Stylus Activations Over Security Concerns

Key Highlights: The Arbitrum Security Council enacted an emergency pause on new Stylus contract activations across Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova on October 2. The preventive action addresses potential chain liveness threats posed by hand-crafted WebAssembly (WASM) programs, with no user funds currently at risk. Standard Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Solidity operations remain completely ...

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