Externally Owned Account (EOA) are accounts that are controlled by an entity that is not on-chain.
EOA is a term used on the Ethereum blockchain to refer to a type of account that is controlled by a private key.
In the context of DeFi, an EOA is an account that is owned and controlled by a user, as opposed to a smart contract. EOAs are used to send transactions on the Ethereum blockchain, such as to interact with DeFi protocols or to transfer cryptocurrencies.
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