Ethereum and Base Split on Account Abstraction Standards

Ethereum and Base are at an impasse over implementing account abstraction standards. Despite efforts to reach a shared standard, both chains have decided to go their separate ways.

This decision has significant implications for wallet developers, who will now need to support multiple transaction formats to provide a consistent experience across networks.

Ethereum is advancing Frame Transactions under EIP-8141 as part of its Hegotá upgrade, which would introduce native account abstraction and post-quantum authentication. Base, on the other hand, is developing native account abstraction via Keystore under EIP-8130, currently live on devnet.

The divergence highlights different priorities between layer-1 and layer-2 blockchain networks. Layer 1s are increasingly focused on censorship-resistance, open-source, privacy, and security features, while scalability-focused L2s prioritize standards like EIP-8130.