Ethereum and Base Wallet Standards Collaboration Breaks Down
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Ethereum, Base Wallet Standards Talks Fail, Ethlabs Researcher Says
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Published: Sep 15, 2026
Ethereum and Base are pursuing different account abstraction designs after talks failed, according to Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang.
Ethereum and Base are set to implement separate account abstraction standards due to broken down efforts last week.
Interoperability standards took a backseat to each chain’s core goals, leading to a divergence that may require wallet developers to support multiple transaction formats for consistency across networks. Account abstraction enables programmable rules for authorizing transactions and paying fees.
Ethereum is advancing Frame Transactions under EIP-8141 as a "headliner" item in its Hegotá upgrade, which would introduce native account abstraction and pave the way for post-quantum authentication. Base is developing native account abstraction via Keystore under EIP-8130, currently live on devnet.
This divergence highlights different priorities between layer-1 and layer-2 blockchain networks. Chiang notes that L1s are increasingly focused on censorship resistance, capture-resistance, open-source, privacy, and security features, while L2s are more aligned with standards like EIP-8130, emphasizing scalability.
Despite the separation, Chiang argues it may not be a bad outcome, as both Ethereum and Base are now "free to innovate on AA to the maximal extent in accordance with their own visions." Ethereum developers could begin implementing Hegotá in late 2026 following Glamsterdam, a significant upgrade for scalability, security, and network usability, expected in the second half of 2026.