Ethereum Improvements Proposal Withdrawn as New Standard Takes Its Place

EIP-7702 is withdrawn by Ethereum Improvement Proposal authors as EIP-8153 takes its place. The move reflects evolving consensus around a standard. ERC-870 will be updated to align with EIP-8153. Details of the proposal for standardized metadata in smart contracts will now focus on this new improvement. Estimated deployment timeline TBA: no specified withdrawal date was given.