EIP-8151 Key Deactivation on Ethereum, Vitalik’s Cypherpunk Layer Vision, Base Stack Shift, 7702 Delegation Checker

We are welcoming you to our weekly digest! Here, we discuss the latest trends and advancements in account abstraction, chain abstraction and everything related, as well as bring some insights from Etherspot’s kitchen. The latest news we'll cover: EIP-8151 Proposes Private-Key Deactivation Awareness for ecRecover EIP-7851 Advances Key Deactivation for Delegated EOAs Vitalik Buterin Pushes Cypherpunk Ethereum Layer Coinbase-Backed Base to Move Off OP Stack Curvegrid Launches EIP-7702 Delegation Checker App Please fasten your belts! EIP-8151 Proposes Private-Key Deactivation Awareness for ecRecover A new proposal, EIP-8151, has been introduced on the Ethereum Magicians forum to modify the ecrecover precompile so that it becomes aware of private-key deactivation under EIP-7851 . The draft, authored by Colinlyguo and published on February 9, 2026, aims to close a gap created by the interaction between delegated EOAs and key deactivation mechanisms. EIP-7851 allows delegated externally owned