VeChain co-founder and CEO Sunny Lu said AI agents could drive blockchain's next adoption cycle, since autonomous agents would need systems to verify their identities and reputations, calling blockchain 'the perfect solution'. He spoke on Cointelegraph's Chain Reaction show while promoting VeWorld.ai, an agent-building platform that uses VeChain's blockchain. In his vision, agents would carry digital 'passports' within a decentralized credibility system that tracks their reputations and those of their creators, with smart contracts settling transactions between agents or with people. Lu also argued that agent-building tools could let non-developers turn their expertise into businesses, comparing this to mobile app stores, while Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu warned that users risk building strategies around services they do not control.
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