Account Abstraction
Blockchain TechnologyUpdated: October 15, 2025
Also known as: AA, Smart Accounts
Browse all Blockchain Technology terms
Making crypto wallets programmable and more user-friendly through smart contracts
Making crypto wallets programmable and more user-friendly through smart contracts.
Account abstraction allows wallets to be smart contracts rather than simple key pairs, enabling features like social recovery, gas payment in any token, batched transactions, and spending limits. EIP-4337 is the primary implementation on Ethereum.