# Ethereum and Base Abandon a Shared Wallet Standard and Will Ship Two Formats

Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang said the effort to merge Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 8130 and EIP-8141 ended after Ethereum prioritized censorship resistance and Base prioritized scale and compliance.

- Published: 2026-09-15T05:52:11.664Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-15/ethereum-and-base-abandon-a-shared-wallet-standard-and-will
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- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/coinbase-backed-base-just-exposed-the-uncomfortable-truth-about-ethereums-l2s/), [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/public-mempool-gas-sponsorship-needs-escrow-a-bond-or-trust/25995</source_url_placeholder)

Developers working on Ethereum's Layer 1 and on Base, the network operated by Coinbase, have stopped trying to agree on a single next-generation wallet standard. Derek Chiang, a researcher at Ethlabs, said on 14 September that collaboration…

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