Ethereum Developers Tackle Crosschain Headaches
In a significant move to streamline crosschain transactions, Ethereum developers have unveiled two proposed token standards—ERC-7930 and ERC-7828—that aim to fix the fragmented experience across wallets, DApps, and block explorers when dealing with multi-chain interactions.
The announcement came via a May 1 post from Wonderland, a DeFi-focused development group, which said the current lack of standardization is causing “a messy, inconsistent experience that breaks cross-chain UX.” Right now, different platforms interpret blockchain addresses differently, leading to confusion, misdirected funds, and unnecessary complexity.
Wonderland is collaborating with major names in Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem—Optimism, Aztec, Connext, and Yearn—to finalize the proposals. According to developer Teddy, both standards are expected to be finalized within two weeks, pending community feedback on the ETH-Magicians forum.
Two Standards, One Mission
The two proposed standards offer complementary functionality:
- ERC-7930 is machine-oriented, providing a compact, binary format for blockchain addresses. It's optimized for protocols and APIs that need a single, interoperable representation of addresses across all blockchains.
- ERC-7828 adds a human-readable layer, allowing users to see addresses in a format like wallet@chain, which makes it much easier to understand which blockchain the address belongs to.
Teddy explained it simply:
Together, these standards aim to unify how addresses are used and interpreted, preventing mistakes like sending tokens to the wrong chain and improving user experience across the Ethereum ecosystem.
Simplifying Multichain Transactions
Currently, wallet users must manually switch blockchain networks when interacting with different Ethereum-compatible chains. This is not only clunky, but it creates opportunities for user error, especially with wallets that reuse addresses across chains. The new system would be chain-aware, so when a user enters an address into a wallet, the associated blockchain is automatically recognized—no more toggling networks in settings or worrying about whether funds were sent to the right chain.
Crosschain friction—a major pain point in DeFi—could soon be a thing of the past if these standards are adopted across the ecosystem.
A Foundation for the Multichain Future
Ethereum’s push for interoperability and user-friendliness continues to evolve. These new token standards could serve as critical building blocks in Ethereum’s long-term plan to scale seamlessly across multiple chains while maintaining clarity and security for users. Developers are actively calling for feedback and discussion in the ETH-Magicians community to refine the proposals further. If adopted, the standards could become integral to how every wallet, protocol, and DApp interacts with Ethereum’s multichain environment.
