Ethereum, Base Diverge on Account Abstraction Standards
Ethereum and Base are pursuing different native account abstraction paths after an effort to align on a shared standard failed. According to Derek Chiang, a founding member and researcher at Ethlabs, this divergence will put the burden of compatibility work on wallets.
Chiang pointed out that as more chains implement account abstraction, standardization becomes increasingly important for the application layer. When chains choose different AA schemes, wallet software often becomes the integration point, forcing developers to map user actions into multiple formats or maintain separate signing and fee-handling flows depending on which chain the transaction targets.
Ethereum is progressing account abstraction under EIP-8141 via 'Frame Transactions' as part of its Hegotá upgrade plan. Base's native account abstraction implementation via Keystore is aligned with EIP-8130 and is already live on devnet.