Offchain Labs said it has acquired ZeroDev, a developer-focused software development kit that enables account-abstraction wallets and decentralized applications on more than 30 blockchains. The companies announced the deal on 13 August; financial terms were not disclosed. ZeroDev’s SDK implements standards such as ERC-4337 and EIP-7702, allowing developers to offer features like social log-ins, passkeys, sponsored gas fees and batch transactions without requiring users to bridge assets across chains. Offchain Labs, which has spent eight years on blockchain research after being founded at Princeton, said the purchase will help it build a unified development platform for teams working on on-chain applications. The acquisition underscores rising interest in account abstraction, a technology that aims to make crypto wallets easier to use by bringing them closer to traditional web authentication methods. Offchain Labs added that ZeroDev’s infrastructure, including its Kernel tooling suite, will continue to operate as it integrates the team and technology into its broader product lineup.