The collaboration between Base and Ethereum core developers to unify account abstraction standards has ended. According to Derek Chiang of Ethlabs, both parties will now independently advance their separate proposals, EIP-8130 and EIP-8141, which are currently listed as active drafts in the Ethereum Improvement Proposal registry.
EIP-8141, also known as Frame Transactions, is being developed for Ethereum Layer 1. It prioritizes censorship resistance, privacy, and post-quantum readiness, and is expected to be included in the upcoming Hegotá upgrade. This approach focuses on flexible transaction primitives to ensure broad extensibility.
Base is advancing EIP-8130, which is currently being tested on the vibenet devnet. This proposal is designed for the OP Stack and focuses on scalability and customization. It claims to reduce gas costs by up to 63% for certain transfer types compared to the existing ERC-4337 standard.
The split creates two parallel paths for implementing native account abstraction. Developers must now choose which standard to target, as applications built on EIP-8130 for the OP Stack may not function identically on the Ethereum mainnet if EIP-8141 is implemented with different primitives.
While a unified standard would have provided a consistent multichain experience, the separation allows for specialized development. The ecosystem may benefit from parallel innovation, where L1 focuses on security and L2 solutions prioritize cost efficiency and performance.
