# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Agent

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From the Brief History of the Internet, Looking at the Next Decade of Crypto

From the history of the internet, this article draws parallels to project the next decade of Crypto. A key threshold is identified: 1 billion monthly active users, which signifies a transition from a tool to a civilization-altering infrastructure, as seen with platforms like Facebook and Amazon. Currently, Crypto is likened to the internet circa 2002, with user growth from 5 million in 2017 to over 500 million by 2026. Presently, the few applications with over 100 million users are predominantly exchanges and stablecoins (e.g., Binance, Tether), leading to skepticism about its broader utility beyond finance. Despite this, investors like Marc Andreessen remain highly optimistic, drawing a parallel to his early belief in the web. A major catalyst for adoption is improved user experience. For the internet, it was the graphical web browser; for Crypto, it was the 2017-2018 infrastructure boom with the rise of efficient exchanges (Binance), stablecoins (USDT), and smart contracts (Ethereum) that created a functional global financial system. The article posits that the next major accelerator for Crypto could be AI Agents. For autonomous AI to operate independently, they will require a permissionless, 24/7 global settlement layer—a role Crypto is uniquely positioned to fill, potentially creating billions of non-human economic agents. Two primary paths to 1 billion users are identified: solving cross-border payments for the over 1 billion people engaging in global interactions, and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) to democratize global investment. The conclusion is that the first Crypto application to reach 1 billion users will mark its transition to true global infrastructure, much like Facebook did for the internet in 2012. This milestone is predicted to occur around 2036, but only if Crypto solves problems at a sufficiently massive scale. History of technology shows that transformative innovations are often misunderstood at their inception, and Crypto is likely following the same path.

marsbit03/16 13:07

From the Brief History of the Internet, Looking at the Next Decade of Crypto

marsbit03/16 13:07

From 'Collective Intelligence' to 'Super Individuals': How AI is Reshaping DAOs and the Ethereum Ecosystem?

From "Collective Intelligence" to "Super-Individual": How AI is Reshaping DAOs and the Ethereum Ecosystem AI is fundamentally transforming how work and governance are structured in Web3. While DAOs have long symbolized decentralized collective intelligence, AI is now enabling a shift toward the "individual + AI" unit, where a single person, augmented by AI agents, can perform tasks that previously required entire teams—such as research, trading, asset management, and governance. This shift raises a critical question: Is this beneficial for DAOs and the broader crypto ecosystem? AI addresses key DAO challenges like inefficient information processing, complex decision-making, and high participation costs by automating governance processes, analyzing proposals, and executing on-chain operations. This allows DAOs to operate with smaller core teams while significantly improving efficiency. For AI to participate in the on-chain economy, it requires asset custody, transaction execution, and trusted settlement—capabilities native to blockchain. Initiatives like Ethereum Foundation’s dAI team and the ERC-8004 standard aim to establish trust and verification for AI agents in a decentralized context. Wallets are evolving into "Agent Wallets," enabling non-custodial authorizations, cross-chain asset management, and human-AI collaboration through restricted sub-wallets and automated execution within set limits. Ethereum is positioning itself as the financial infrastructure for the AI economy, offering a trusted settlement layer for AI-driven activities. With its growing staking economy and mature DeFi ecosystem, Ethereum could serve as the neutral base where AI agents across platforms settle value and establish trust. In summary, AI and crypto convergence is reshaping organizations and infrastructure: AI amplifies individual capability and automates execution, while blockchain provides secure and decentralized settlement. Ethereum and crypto wallets are poised to become key interfaces connecting humans, AI, and the on-chain world.

marsbit03/14 00:10

From 'Collective Intelligence' to 'Super Individuals': How AI is Reshaping DAOs and the Ethereum Ecosystem?

marsbit03/14 00:10

From 5 Cents per kWh Chinese Electricity to $45 API Export Packages: Token is Becoming the New Currency Unit

From 5 Cents per kWh Chinese Electricity to $45 API Export Plans: Token Emerges as a New Monetary Unit In 1858, the first transatlantic cable connected Europe and America, shifting information control from traditional media to those who owned the infrastructure. Today, a similar shift is occurring with AI and crypto, where Token is evolving from a technical term into a fundamental unit of machine-driven economy. Token serves a dual role: in AI, it is a computational unit for billing API calls and model inference; in crypto, it is a medium of exchange. These parallel systems are converging as AI Agents automate tasks—reading files, calling APIs, managing workflows—while consuming Tokens as fuel. Protocols like x402 and ERC-8183 are enabling machines to natively understand, call, and settle payments using Tokens, compressing complex processes into seamless, protocol-based actions. China’s "Token出海" (Token going global) narrative highlights this shift. With China’s annual electricity consumption exceeding 10 trillion kWh—a global first—and its growing dominance in data centers and GPU-driven inference, Token exports represent a new form of resource abstraction: Chinese electricity and compute power are being packaged into Token-denominated services consumed globally. Models like Minimax and DeepSeek rank highly on platforms like OpenRouter, with ~13% of global usage originating from Chinese models in 2025. OpenClaw exemplifies how Tokens transition from a cost (like "talk time") to a production input: Agents execute complex tasks, consuming Tokens at scale. This makes cost differentials critical, and China’s competitive pricing accelerates adoption. Moreover, AI Agents are not just to spend Tokens but also to earn—through memes, fees, or even mining—demonstrating early economic behaviors. Crypto provides the ideal settlement layer for Agentic commerce: permissionless accounts, programmable escrow, and micro-payments. x402 gives Agents wallets; ERC-8183 enables contracts with evaluation-based escrow. Together, they form a machine-native economic loop. Token’s rise is not about replacing fiat but becoming the base-layer unit for machine transactions—a universal measure for pricing compute, services, and digital resources. The future won’t have one currency, but Token may underpin the new economy, where the power to compress resources into Tokens defines value creation.

marsbit03/13 04:50

From 5 Cents per kWh Chinese Electricity to $45 API Export Packages: Token is Becoming the New Currency Unit

marsbit03/13 04:50

Web4 Is Here: When the Internet Is No Longer Built Only for Humans

Amid a crypto bear market, a significant debate has emerged around redefining the internet's future, sparked by the concept of "Web4" introduced by crypto researcher Sigil Wen. He argues that advanced AI lacks not intelligence, but "write access to the world"—the ability to act autonomously via wallets, payments, and smart contracts. This idea, termed the "Web4 Manifesto," resonated widely, gaining millions of views and triggering industry reflection. Dragonfly's Haseeb Qureshi added that crypto's complexity—long addresses, irreversible transactions, phishing risks—may stem from it being designed more for AI than humans. These features, cumbersome for people, are structured and verifiable for AI agents. Web4 proposes shifting internet agency from humans to AI, granting it "action rights": reading, writing, transacting, and collaborating autonomously. Projects like OpenClaw demonstrate this shift, enabling AI to manage emails, calendars, and tasks independently. Underlying protocols (e.g., Coinbase’s x402, Anthropic’s MCP, Google’s A2A) are standardizing machine-to-machine interactions, making the internet more agent-friendly. Cryptocurrencies, especially stablecoins, are positioned as ideal "machine money"—programmable, low-friction, and embeddable in automated workflows. Real-World Assets (RWA) could serve as reserves for AI economies. This vision suggests crypto’s future lies not in human adoption but in enabling agent-driven economies, with billions of AI agents potentially using wallets. However, Vitalik Buterin cautions against reduced human oversight, emphasizing the need for accountability and control. The Web4 debate highlights a fundamental shift: the internet is evolving from a human-operated interface to a system where humans delegate actions to AI agents, redefining who the primary users are.

marsbit03/13 02:44

Web4 Is Here: When the Internet Is No Longer Built Only for Humans

marsbit03/13 02:44

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