Panel I Evolution of Wallets I Pragma London 2024

Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 12:00 AM

Join Pedro Gomes of WalletConnect, Itai Turbahn of Dynamic, and Itamar Lesuisse of Argent for a dynamic panel discussion on the future of wallets in Web3. Recorded at Pragma London 2024, this conversation dives deep into the evolution of smart wallets, the rise of embedded wallets, and the trade-offs between global and siloed wallet experiences. The panel explores interoperability, security, trust assumptions, account abstraction, passkeys, and the infrastructure challenges shaping wallet UX. With unique insights from leaders building core wallet protocols and smart account tooling, this session is a must-watch for developers, product designers, and anyone invested in the next generation of crypto onboarding and identity. 00:00 Panel intro and speaker introductions 01:29 What Dynamic and WalletConnect do 02:34 Argent’s Starknet smart wallet overview 03:09 Defining embedded wallets and use cases 05:18 Embedded wallets vs interoperability 06:59 Friction in onboarding beyond wallets 08:04 Global vs siloed wallets: pros and cons 10:14 Use cases where global wallets don’t matter 11:29 Why universal identity still matters 12:34 Segmentation vs privacy in wallet identity 14:09 Tradeoffs of topping up balances across dapps 15:18 The problem with business-driven wallet silos 16:22 Smart accounts as a solution to fragmentation 18:04 Embedded wallets and the custody trade-off 19:15 Trust assumptions vs technical custody 20:55 Smart accounts for upgradeability and UX 21:56 The need for shared infrastructure and standards 23:03 Shoutout to EIP-6963 browser wallet standard 24:05 How Starknet achieved 100% AA adoption 25:11 Why Ethereum hasn’t prioritized UX upgrades 26:21 L2s are key to driving account abstraction 27:38 Audience Q: Thoughts on EIP-7212 and passkeys 28:57 Passkey pros, cons, and infrastructure hurdles 30:07 Clarifying what passkeys are and are not 30:38 UX vs risk: How users really lose their funds 31:15 Closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *Pragma London* Pragma London took place at Christchurch Spitalfields in London on March 14, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma London playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _