Just today, the Ethereum Foundation released the ultimate directive for solving the interoperability issues caused by a ton of L2 fragmentation. It’s called the Ethereum Interoperability Layer (EIL). This issue has been debated since 2023—three whole years—and the big shots have finally settled on a concrete plan. And guess what? They’ve revived Vitalik’s almost-abandoned ERC-4337 account abstraction proposal from back in the day. The idea is to achieve cross-chain functionality at the wallet level. Whether or not this solution is perfect, almost all mainstream wallets have already implemented this feature. Why does this feel so familiar? It’s like everyone else already did the work, and now the higher-ups are stepping in to claim the spotlight . Over the years, countless project teams and VCs have gotten fat and happy off the Ethereum Foundation. Honestly, this whole situation is pretty ironic. When Ethereum first faced fragmentation issues, they just let the community run wild with a horse race to find solutions. At least 30 projects came out of it—no exaggeration. Tons of money was raised, tons of tokens were issued, tons of projects failed, and tons of people got wrecked. And now, after all that, we’ve come full circle back to Vitalik’s original 4337. To be fair, the Ethereum Foundation no longer seems capable of creating waves or driving narratives. Whether it’s the massive internal waste from all those failed projects or this time around, where they’re just reheating the cold leftovers of 4337. https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/11/18/eil