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Account abstraction quietly reshapes wallet design
Smart accounts with session keys and gas sponsorship are moving from demos to production.
By Nadia Okonjo · Editor in chief · Jul 29, 2026 · 5 min read

Consumer applications are shipping wallets that hide seed phrases behind passkeys and recovery guardians.
Paymasters let applications sponsor transaction fees, removing the need to hold native tokens.
Security researchers are pushing for standardised audits of bundler infrastructure.
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