Arbitrum Halts New Stylus Activations Amid Security Concerns

Arbitrum has taken an emergency security measure to halt new Stylus contract activations and added a BoLD guard to address a risk involving contradictory proofs.

The pause on new activations will not affect existing Stylus contracts, which can continue to run and renew as usual.

The BoLD guard is designed to mitigate the risk of accepting contradictory proofs, which may delay some withdrawals awaiting confirmation.

This move may cause some delays in withdrawals that have not been confirmed, but existing contracts will not be affected.

Stylus is Arbitrum's smart contract system, while BoLD is its dispute process.

Arbitrum has taken this measure to ensure the security of its system and protect users' funds.