# Bài viết Liên quan Authority Transfer

Rhythm X Zhihu Co-host Web4.0 Theme Event: When AI Agent Takes Over On-Chain Permissions

Most discussions about Web 4.0 miss the point. The real question is not whether it is a marketing trend, but rather: who is gaining control over the underlying permissions of the internet? Historically, each iteration of the web has involved a transfer of authority downward: Web 1.0 was read-only; Web 2.0 allowed users to write but platforms owned the data; Web 3.0 enabled true ownership through on-chain assets and private keys. Web 4.0 continues this trend, but the transfer is not to users—it is to AI Agents. The current infrastructure is human-centric, designed around human limitations like attention span and memory. But AI Agents don’t need intuitive UIs, password resets, or sleep. This creates a core tension: an internet built for humans is now being used by entities without human constraints. Two key shifts are underway: the decline of traditional front-end interfaces (replaced by API-driven machine communication) and the replacement of human-centric identity systems (like passwords) with granular, on-chain permissions. A critical enabler is crypto infrastructure. AI can make rapid decisions but lacks independent payment channels and asset sovereignty. Crypto fills this gap. Platforms like Hyperliquid offer 24/7 markets, ideal for non-stop Agent operation. When Agents control wallets and private keys, they can both decide and execute—forming complete economic entities. The real narrative of Crypto × AI isn’t just buzzword synergy—it’s the convergence of complementary infrastructures. The deeper shift is not which products will succeed, but how the rules of economic systems will change when AI becomes a primary on-chain participant, operating at scale and speed beyond human capability.

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