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Ethereum’s long-discussed “account abstraction” feature, often described as smart accounts, could arrive within the next year as part of the upcoming Hegota network upgrade, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
One of the most notable implications is the ability to pay gas fees without holding Ether. Through a paymaster contract or a decentralized exchange mechanism that provides ETH in real time, users could cover transaction costs with other tokens.
The proposal is designed to prevent transaction censorship by requiring validators to include all valid transactions in blocks, reinforcing Ethereum’s neutrality and cypherpunk principles.