{ "schema_version": "initiative-changes.v1", "registry_version": "2026.07.02-5a6fd5e", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "change_count": 8, "changes": [ { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-batched-calls-adoption", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "eip_status", "status": "reviewed", "summary": "EIP-5792 (wallet_sendCalls) is Final and lets a dapp send batched calls in a single wallet prompt, so approve + action collapse into one confirmation and unlimited approvals can be avoided. Wallet support is growing but app integration is lagging, so users still see redundant approval and multi-step signing flows.", "affected_roles": [ "approval_flow", "transaction_batching", "wallet_ux", "signing_ux" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "app_builders", "wallet_teams", "defi_protocols" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "Approve + action become one prompt instead of two separate signatures.", "Exact-amount approvals replace risky unlimited approvals in a single transaction.", "Because app integration lags wallet support, the win only reaches users once dapps call wallet_sendCalls.", "Complements EIP-7702 and ERC-4337 as the app-facing API for batched UX." ], "priority": "high", "recommended_action": "upgrade", "recommendation_strength": "actionable", "evidence_refs": [ "official:eip-5792", "official:ethux-design" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" }, { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-chain-abstraction", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "eip_status", "status": "watch", "summary": "Chain abstraction standards like ERC-7683 cross-chain intents aim to hide which chain a user is on, so funds and actions \"just work\" across L1 and L2s. Intent settlement has real volume ($35B+ lifetime via Across, plus the EF + Hyperlane Open Intents Framework), and interoperable-address work (ERC-7828/7930, interopaddress.com, EF-funded interop-sdk by Wonderland) is shipping - but wallet/app adoption of unified balances and auto network switching is still early.", "affected_roles": [ "cross_chain_ux", "intent_settlement", "wallet_ux" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "app_builders", "wallet_teams", "bridge_teams", "defi_protocols" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "Users could act without manually bridging or picking a chain.", "Intent-based settlement standards reduce per-bridge custom integration.", "Standards are still evolving, so adopt incrementally and keep assessing rather than committing fully." ], "priority": "medium", "recommended_action": "assess", "recommendation_strength": "watch", "evidence_refs": [ "official:erc-7683-intents", "official:across-intents-architecture", "official:erc-7828-interop-address", "official:ethux-design" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" }, { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-clear-signing-adoption", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "eip_status", "status": "watch", "summary": "Blind signing - approving transactions and typed data a user cannot read - remains a top trust and safety problem. EIP-712 typed data is widely supported and transaction simulation is now standard in major wallets, but ERC-7730 clear-signing metadata (human-readable descriptions of what is being signed) is still draft with limited end-to-end coverage, so many signatures stay opaque.", "affected_roles": [ "signing_ux", "transaction_clarity", "safety" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "app_builders", "wallet_teams", "smart_contract_developers" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "Users could see plain-language descriptions of what a signature actually authorizes.", "Contracts that publish ERC-7730 metadata get clearer prompts across supporting wallets.", "Without broad adoption, blind signing persists and scams exploiting it remain effective." ], "priority": "high", "recommended_action": "assess", "recommendation_strength": "watch", "evidence_refs": [ "official:erc-7730-clear-signing", "official:eip-712", "official:ethux-design" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" }, { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-eip7702-adoption", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "eip_status", "status": "reviewed", "summary": "EIP-7702 shipped with Pectra and lets an EOA temporarily act as a smart account, so dapps can batch approve + transfer into one sponsored step. Wallet support is live (9 wallets on mainnet, ~12.9M delegated accounts and 117M authorizations per 7702beat) but production dapp adoption is still rare because it also depends on the connected wallet supporting it.", "affected_roles": [ "approval_flow", "transaction_batching", "wallet_ux", "gas_sponsorship" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "app_builders", "smart_contract_developers", "wallet_teams", "defi_protocols" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "Users can stop signing a separate approve before every transferFrom.", "Multi-step flows collapse into a single batched, optionally gas-sponsored transaction.", "Adoption is gated on wallet support, so dapps need a fallback for wallets without EIP-7702.", "Dapps that wait for \"everyone else\" keep shipping the legacy two-step approval UX." ], "priority": "high", "recommended_action": "upgrade", "recommendation_strength": "actionable", "evidence_refs": [ "official:eip-7702", "official:eip7702-io", "official:ethereum-pectra", "official:ethereum-account-abstraction", "official:ethux-design" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" }, { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-ens-name-resolution", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "eip_status", "status": "reviewed", "summary": "Sending to a wrong or poisoned address is a critical, irreversible failure. ENS (EIP-137) lets users send to human-readable names instead of raw hex and is mature (910K+ active domains, ENSv2 on mainnet) with good wallet support - but app-level support for resolving and displaying ENS names is still lagging, so users keep copying raw addresses.", "affected_roles": [ "send_flow", "address_entry", "safety" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "app_builders", "wallet_teams", "defi_protocols" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "Users send to a readable name they can verify instead of a 42-character hex string.", "Resolving and showing ENS names in app UIs reduces wrong-address and address-poisoning losses.", "Apps that skip ENS resolution keep exposing users to raw-address mistakes." ], "priority": "medium", "recommended_action": "upgrade", "recommendation_strength": "actionable", "evidence_refs": [ "official:eip-137-ens", "official:ens-docs", "official:ethux-design" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" }, { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-erc4337-adoption", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "eip_status", "status": "reviewed", "summary": "ERC-4337 account abstraction is live via an alt mempool and bundlers, enabling smart-account UX (batching, gas sponsorship, session keys, social recovery) without protocol changes. Adoption is large at the account layer (54M+ smart accounts and 1B+ UserOps per bundlebear.com) yet most dapps still ship plain EOA flows and never surface these capabilities to users.", "affected_roles": [ "wallet_ux", "transaction_batching", "gas_sponsorship", "account_recovery" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "app_builders", "wallet_teams", "defi_protocols", "smart_contract_developers" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "Smart-account features (recovery, session keys, batching) become available without waiting for L1 changes.", "Pairs with EIP-7702 so existing EOAs can opt into the same UX.", "Dapps not integrating bundlers/paymasters leave gasless and one-click UX on the table." ], "priority": "high", "recommended_action": "upgrade", "recommendation_strength": "actionable", "evidence_refs": [ "official:eip-4337", "official:ethereum-account-abstraction", "official:bundlebear", "official:ethux-design" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" }, { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-fast-finality-adoption", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "protocol_change", "status": "watch", "summary": "Fast Ethereum confirmations (as demonstrated by fastconfirm.it, on the path toward single-slot finality) could let canonical bridges and CEXes credit deposits in roughly 12 seconds instead of many blocks - but integrators have not adopted faster confirmation policies.", "affected_roles": [ "deposit_confirmation", "reorg_risk_policy", "confirmation_monitoring" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "bridge_teams", "cex_integration_teams", "app_builders" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "Bridge and CEX deposits could feel near-instant instead of taking minutes.", "Faster crediting requires explicit reorg-risk policies and confirmation monitoring.", "Single-slot finality is still maturing, so treat aggressive policies as watch-only for now." ], "priority": "medium", "recommended_action": "monitor", "recommendation_strength": "watch", "evidence_refs": [ "official:fastconfirm-it", "official:ethereum-single-slot-finality" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" }, { "schema_version": "initiative-change.v1", "id": "ux-paymaster-gas-sponsorship", "initiative_id": "ux-adoption-readiness", "type": "eip_status", "status": "reviewed", "summary": "ERC-7677 standardizes a paymaster web-service capability so wallets and dapps can sponsor gas in a consistent way, letting users transact without holding ETH - but adoption depends on dapps wiring up a paymaster.", "affected_roles": [ "gas_sponsorship", "wallet_ux", "onboarding" ], "affected_builder_groups": [ "app_builders", "wallet_teams", "defi_protocols" ], "affected_chains": [ "ethereum" ], "possible_consequences": [ "New users can complete their first transaction without first acquiring ETH for gas.", "Standardized paymaster interface reduces per-wallet integration effort.", "Without a sponsored path, onboarding still requires users to fund gas before acting." ], "priority": "high", "recommended_action": "upgrade", "recommendation_strength": "actionable", "evidence_refs": [ "official:erc-7677-paymaster", "official:eip-4337" ], "last_verified_at": "2026-06-23" } ] }