Account Abstraction (AA) is a new Ethereum upgrade concept that simplifies how users interact with wallets and smart contracts. It turns wallets into smart contracts, unlocking smoother UX and powerful features like auto-payments and recovery.
Removes the need for seed phrases
Enables social login and biometric access
Supports gasless transactions and batch operations
Vitalik Buterin actively supports its development (ERC-4337)
• Safe (ex-Gnosis Safe): Multi-sig smart contract wallet
• ZeroDev: AA development SDKs for dApps
• Candide Wallet: AA-powered wallet with Web2-level UX
Not yet standard across all blockchains
Smart wallet infra still evolving
Complex to integrate for some devs
Account Abstraction bridges the usability gap between Web2 and Web3. With smoother onboarding and safer wallet design, it could be key to mass adoption.