Account Abstraction in Ethereum: How ERC-4337 Works
ERC-4337 enables programmable Ethereum accounts via UserOperations, bundlers, and Paymasters without changing the base protocol.
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Contents
- What ERC-4337 Actually Does
- Key Capabilities Unlocked
- Adoption and Limitations
- Example sequences from the BIP39 wordlist
- Reading a BIP39 phrase
- See also
- Keywords:
- ERC-4337 · account abstraction · smart contract wallet · UserOperation
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