Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Rolls Out: Ambire and Trust Wallet Lead EIP-7702 Adoption for Smarter, More Accessible Wallets

Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Goes Live: EIP-7702 Enables Smarter Wallets Without New Accounts

Ethereum’s latest upgrade, Pectra, has officially launched, introducing EIP-7702 — a transformative enhancement to account abstraction that is already being rolled out by leading crypto wallets like Ambire and Trust Wallet. The new feature allows existing Ethereum accounts to temporarily act as smart contracts, unlocking advanced functionalities without requiring users to create new wallet addresses.

Ambire Wallet Launches First with Full EIP-7702 Support

Ambire, a self-custodial smart wallet platform, was the first to deploy full support for EIP-7702, calling it “the single greatest UX upgrade to Ethereum so far.” The upgrade brings smart account capabilities to traditional wallets, allowing users to tap into account abstraction benefits — such as programmable transactions and gas fee flexibility — without changing their current addresses.

Key features now available through Ambire include:

• Cross-chain support from a single dashboard showing balances across multiple blockchains.

• Gas abstraction, letting users pay transaction fees in stablecoins or other tokens.

• Built-in DeFi tools powered by the Li.Fi aggregator for seamless swaps and bridging.

• Enhanced security, including scam detection and minimal token approval prompts.

• AI integration, enabling future use of agents to manage portfolio actions like yield optimization, DeFi maintenance, and auto-claiming airdrops.

Ambire emphasized its commitment to privacy and reliability by avoiding third-party service dependencies, ensuring users retain full self-custody without risk from service outages.

Source: Trust Wallet

Trust Wallet to Follow with Major Feature Rollout

Trust Wallet, another major player in the crypto wallet space, has also announced support for EIP-7702 and is preparing to go live with similar capabilities. CEO Eowyn Chen hailed the update as the platform’s most significant evolution since Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake.

Trust Wallet’s EIP-7702-powered features will include:

• Gasless onboarding, where third parties can sponsor transaction fees for new users.

• Multi-action transaction bundling, enabling users to approve, swap, and sign in a single step.

• Automated wallet actions, such as recurring purchases, subscriptions, or portfolio rebalancing.

• Improved privacy, thanks to in-house infrastructure and reduced reliance on external services.

Crucially, users can access all these features on their existing wallets without generating new seed phrases — preserving user convenience while upgrading functionality.

EIP-7702: A Leap Forward for Ethereum Wallet Usability

By enabling existing externally owned accounts (EOAs) to adopt smart contract-like behaviors temporarily, EIP-7702 dramatically improves Ethereum wallet usability. It bridges the gap between static key-based wallets and dynamic, programmable accounts — all without compromising self-custody or requiring disruptive transitions.

As EIP-7702 adoption spreads, the Ethereum user experience is expected to become far more seamless, secure, and adaptable to emerging technologies like AI and DeFi automation.