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Chain Abstraction Model Overview

Confidence: Likely Updated 2026-05-26 Review by 2026-09-22 Sources 5 Machine-translated Original (JA)
#systems#chain-abstraction#embedded-wallet#ux#intent-based
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This entry sits under systems index. Read it against ERC-4337 embedded wallet adoption map · Privy/Coinbase/Alchemy/Safe for peer / contrast context and fintech index for the broader system / regulatory boundary.

Key facts

  • Chain abstraction does not eliminate multichain; it makes multichain transparent to users
  • 3 major mainstream approaches: Polygon AggLayer / NEAR Chain Abstraction / EigenLayer restaking
  • Base + Coinbase Smart Wallet = the most mature current example of an “end-to-end chain abstraction” implementation
  • Regulation has not yet touched chain abstraction, but MiCA / GENIUS assume by default that “the user knows which chain they are on”

Mechanism / How it works

The core mechanism of chain abstraction is moving “chain selection” from user decision-making to the protocol layer. 3 -stage paradigm evolution:

  1. Wallet awareness (MetaMask era · 2017-2022): users manage mnemonics + select chains + switch chains
  2. embedded wallet (Privy / Dynamic era · 2023-2024): users use email / social login, but chain selection is still required
  3. chain abstraction (AggLayer / NEAR era · 2024-2026+): users do not know at all which chain they are on; the protocol routes automatically

Base + Coinbase Smart Wallet example: users log in by email and transact directly, without even knowing they are on L2 . This is a canonical end-to-end example of embedded wallet + chain abstraction. Main tension: chain abstraction conflicts with the “sovereign chain” narrative — institutional chains (Kinexys / Arc) want to bind users to their own chains and retain control, while users want chain selection abstracted away.

Origin & evolution

In the 2017-2022 multichain era, users deeply felt the pain of chain switching (wallet switching / gas tokens / bridge risk). 2022-2023 Cross-chain bridges (Wormhole / LayerZero / Axelar) matured, but did not solve the UX problem. 2023 Privy / Dynamic / Magic and other embedded wallets appeared and solved private-key UX, but chain selection remained the user’s responsibility (see Embedded-wallet network effects · the moat is in the integrator, not the wallet itself). 2024.02 Polygon AggLayer v1 launch → the “shared liquidity + state” route. 2024.04 NEAR Chain Signatures + Intents → the “intent-driven + MPC multichain account” route. 2024.04 EigenLayer mainnet → the “shared security / restaking” route (security-layer abstraction). 2025-2026 3 approaches coexist, and chain abstraction becomes a new frontier for protocol value capture.

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