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Blockchain and smart contracts have garnered significant interest in recent years as the foundation of a decentralized, trustless digital ecosystem, thereby eliminating the need for traditional centralized authorities. Despite their central…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Nicolò Romandini , Carlo Mazzocca , Kai Otsuki , Rebecca Montanari

We propose the Agent Economy, a blockchain-based foundation where autonomous AI agents operate as economic peers to humans. Current agents lack independent legal identity, cannot hold assets, and cannot receive payments directly. We…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Minghui Xu

Autonomous AI agents are increasingly deployed on blockchain platforms, yet the design space that governs their interaction remains poorly understood. This convergence, where autonomous agents operate on and within decentralized systems, is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Yunfeng Xia , Chao Li , Lei Li , Chenhao Zhang , Li Duan , Runhua Xu , Wei Wang

Advances in large language models have enabled agentic AI systems that can reason, plan, and interact with external tools to execute multi-step workflows, while public blockchains have evolved into a programmable substrate for value…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-09 Saad Alqithami

This research article presents a novel architecture to empower multi-agent economies by addressing two critical limitations of the emerging Agent2Agent (A2A) communication protocol: decentralized agent discoverability and agent-to-agent…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Awid Vaziry , Sandro Rodriguez Garzon , Axel Küpper

The rapid proliferation of autonomous AI agents is driving a shift toward agentic commerce, where agents are expected to autonomously invoke and pay for services. While blockchain-based payments offer a programmable foundation for such…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Yue Li , Lei Wang , Kaixuan Wang , Zhiqiang Yang , Ke Wang , Zhi Guan , Jianbo Gao

The application of agentic AI systems in autonomous decision-making is growing in the areas of healthcare, smart cities, digital forensics, and supply chain management. Even though these systems are flexible and offer real-time reasoning,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-19 Salman Jan , Hassan Ali Razzaqi , Ali Akarma , Mohammad Riyaz Belgaum

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are increasingly capable of initiating financial transactions on behalf of users or other agents. This evolution introduces a fundamental challenge: verifying both the authenticity of an autonomous agent…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-21 Vivek Acharya

Current blockchain Layer 2 solutions, including Optimism, Arbitrum, zkSync, and their derivatives, optimize for human-initiated financial transactions. Autonomous AI agents instead generate high-frequency, semantically rich service…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Anbang Ruan , Xing Zhang

Large Language Models (LLMs) are accelerating the shift from an Internet of information to an Internet of Agents (IoA), where autonomous entities discover services, negotiate, execute tasks, and exchange value. Yet today's agents are still…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Wenxin Xu , Taotao Wang , Yihan Xia , Shengli Zhang , Soung Chang Liew

Autonomous large language model (LLM) agents such as OpenClaw are pushing agentic commerce from human-supervised assistance toward machine actors that can negotiate, purchase services, manage digital assets, and execute transactions across…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Qian'ang Mao , Jiaxin Wang , Ya Liu , Li Zhu , Cong Ma , Jiaqi Yan

Large language models (LLMs)-empowered autonomous agents are transforming both digital and physical environments by enabling adaptive, multi-agent collaboration. While these agents offer significant opportunities across domains such as…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Qinnan Hu , Yuntao Wang , Yuan Gao , Zhou Su , Linkang Du , Qichao Xu

Large Language Models (LLMs) have enabled the emergence of autonomous agents capable of complex reasoning, planning, and interaction. However, coordinating such agents at scale remains a fundamental challenge, particularly in decentralized…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Minfeng Qi , Tianqing Zhu , Lefeng Zhang , Ningran Li , Wanlei Zhou

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly complex and autonomous, concerns over transparency and accountability have intensified. The "black box" problem in AI decision-making limits stakeholders' ability to understand,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-13 Afroja Akther , Ayesha Arobee , Abdullah Al Adnan , Omum Auyon , ASM Johirul Islam , Farhad Akter

Current approaches to AI governance often fall short in anticipating a future where AI agents manage critical tasks, such as financial operations, administrative functions, and beyond. While cryptocurrencies could serve as the foundation…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-04-28 Tomer Jordi Chaffer

Alternative Assets tokenization is transforming non-traditional financial instruments are represented and traded on the web. However, ensuring trustworthiness in web-based tokenized ecosystems poses significant challenges, from verifying…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-02 Ailiya Borjigin , Wei Zhou , Cong He

It is undeniable that artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain concepts are spreading at a phenomenal rate. Both technologies have distinct degree of technological complexity and multi-dimensional business implications. However, a common…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-10-24 Tshilidzi Marwala , Bo Xing

The rapid development of large language models (LLMs) has significantly propelled the development of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, which are increasingly evolving into diverse autonomous entities, advancing the LLM-based multi-agent…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Zihan Guo , Yuanjian Zhou , Chenyi Wang , Linlin You , Minjie Bian , Weinan Zhang

Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly proposed together for securing intelligent networks, but the literature remains fragmented across ledger design, AI-driven detection, cyber-physical applications, and emerging…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-10 Joy Dutta , Hossien B. Eldeeb , Tu Dac Ho

Multi-Agent Systems, a division of Intelligent Systems diversely applied in multiple disciplines. Desired for their efficiency in solving complex problems at a low cost. However, identified vulnerabilities include system security,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-12-26 Chelsea R. Woodward
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