Ethereum and Base to Pursue Separate Paths on Account Abstraction Standards

Ethereum and the Ethereum-based Layer 2 network Base development teams have halted work on merging their 'Account Abstraction' (AA) standards. While both aimed to improve user convenience through gasless transactions and passkeys, they diverged over priorities: Ethereum prioritized censorship resistance and security, while Base focused on scalability and regulatory compliance, ultimately failing to establish a unified technical standard.