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Externally Owned Account (EOA)

eth
account

An EOA is an Ethereum account controlled by a private key, used to sign transactions and hold ETH or tokens.

Acronym
EOA
Also known as
EOA
1
concept

EOAs are user-controlled accounts that sign and initiate transactions. They have an address, nonce, and balance, and their signed transactions can transfer assets, call contracts, or deploy new contracts on EVM networks.

2
contrast

Contract accounts execute code and are controlled by their logic, not by a single private key. Account abstraction designs move more wallet behavior into programmable accounts, enabling features such as paymasters, batched actions, and custom recovery.

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