In the EVM ecosystem, account abstraction usually adds flexibility at the wallet layer. But Miden takes a different approach.

The key difference is: Miden doesn't add features to the account model later on, but makes the account itself programmable from the ground up. Permission management, policy execution, identity verification logic—these are all native features of Miden, directly baked into the protocol.

In other words, you don't need to hack around at the wallet layer to achieve flexible account control. Miden sinks these capabilities down to the protocol layer. This means more design freedom, as well as greater security and efficiency—because it doesn't rely on workarounds implemented by wallets.

This is a fundamental difference in architectural thinking: one is a remedial patch later, the other is an inherent design from the start.