ERC-8004: Reliable Infrastructure for the AI Economy
ERC-8004 is a groundbreaking Ethereum standard that establishes a "trust layer" for autonomous AI agents. Instead of being isolated tools, ERC-8004 transforms AI into economic entities capable of identification, transaction, and cross-border collaboration without the need for intermediaries.
This ecosystem focuses on three main pillars:
Identity: On-chain "identification" for AI.
Reputation: Storing records of capabilities and credibility based on actual performance.
Validation: Providing cryptographic proof for Agent actions.
The combination of ERC-8004 and the x402 payment protocol creates a closed economic loop, allowing millions of AI Agents to autonomously seek, hire, and pay each other using cryptocurrency. Currently, the ecosystem has widespread coverage from infrastructure (Near, EigenCloud), Agents (Warden, JoAI) to Layer 2 solutions like Polygon, Base, and Arbitrum.
