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Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures When combined, smart accounts and intent create a powerful tool that allows you to manage your digital assets more efficiently. The ERC-4337 standard enables third parties to process order flows for you. This makes it simpler to carry out tasks while also improving scalability. The alliance between smart accounts and intent paves the way for more advanced interactions in the future.

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures The simplicity account abstraction (AA) brings to Web3 onboarding has seen the number of registered accounts soar during 2023. That could signal a bright future for Web3's mainstream adoption, as fresh use cases bring others into the latest iteration of the web. But what does the growth of account abstraction look like exactly, and what's caused it's recent emergence?

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures Multi-chain account abstraction (AA) solutions are a new and innovative way to interact with multiple blockchains. They allow users to create and manage accounts on multiple blockchains without having to worry about the underlying technical details, like having enough of the native tokens for gas payments. This makes it much easier for users to get started with blockchain technology and to use multiple blockchains simultaneously. There are two main types of multi-chain AA solutions: native support and ERC-4337 compatibility.

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures Account abstraction (AA) has been a hot topic recently in the crypto space for it's game-changing influence on managing individual accounts on Ethereum . By simplifying numerous pain points, this might be the proposal that lowers the barrier to entry for non-crypto natives. These benefits include decoupling transaction sources from signatures and giving users more flexibility in account security.

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures Since September 2021, when Vitalik Buterin proposed EIP-4337, the concept of account abstraction has been gradually introduced into mainstream Web3 wallets. OKX Ventures takes the origin of this concept as a starting point and systematically reviews the past, current status, and future opportunities of account abstraction.

Over the past few years, the Cryptocurrency industry has become increasingly popular. It’s incredibly risky and traders need to know what they’re doing. Prices can rise and fall at lightning speeds. T

Amid high volatility, it’s crucial to gain clearer insights into market cycles and identify emerging narrative trends for the future. As innovation storytellers, investment institutions are typically at the forefront with their keen sense of perception. With this in mind, OKX has launched Crypto Evolution, a series inviting leading global crypto investment institutions to discuss topics such as market cycles, the direction of new narratives, and trending niche sectors, offering their insights to spark further discussion.

One of the most common questions we get asked is: is crypto a good store of value? To answer this question, you need to understand how the crypto world operates when compared to the fiat world. The global economy is indeed an inflation-based model, where the amount of printed money is intentionally increased every year to make it decrease in value. Therefore, people are more incentivized to spend it now than save it for later, contributing to a spending economy with free-flowing cash.

Web3, also known as the decentralized web. It is a vision for the future of the internet that is gaining traction among tech companies, experts, and internet users. Web3 is a model for building and ac

Ever since the blockchain was created, it became apparent that the technology offered numerous benefits over that used in traditional banking. Although it took a long time, financial institutions finally started paying attention to it. However, blockchain technology isn’t the only piece of evolutionary technology to emerge from the fintech space.

A digital currency created by a central bank that is loosely inspired by Bitcoin and other crypto assets CBDC stands for central bank digital currency. Loosely inspired by Bitcoin and other crypto ass

The wash sale rule is a tax rule that applies to the sale of securities, including stocks and cryptocurrencies. It prohibits investors from claiming a tax loss on the sale of a security if they acquir