arXiv · 2606.12128
From Agent Identity to Agent Economy: Measuring the Operational Readiness of ERC-8004 AI Agents
Abstract
This paper examines whether blockchain-registered AI agents demonstrate operational readiness beyond identity registration. Using a dataset of ERC-8004 agents on Ethereum, we construct an agent-level feature table covering identity status, metadata, service declarations, reputation feedback, transfers, and cross-chain registration. We develop an operational readiness framework based on observable evidence layers and complement it with network analysis of owner-agent, feedback-client, wallet-transfer, and combined evidence relationships. The results show that early ERC-8004 adoption is registration-heavy but operationally shallow. While the identity layer is visible at scale, metadata availability, service exposure, reputation formation, and cross-chain evidence remain limited. Ownership and feedback activity are also highly concentrated, suggesting that early participation is shaped by a small number of high-activity wallets and clients. The network analysis further shows that richer operational evidence clusters around a small subset of agents rather than being broadly distributed across the ecosystem. The findings suggest that ERC-8004 provides an important identity layer for decentralized AI agents, but the transition from agent identity to agent economy remains incomplete.
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Rischan Mafrur, Priagung Khusumanegara. 2026-06-10. From Agent Identity to Agent Economy: Measuring the Operational Readiness of ERC-8004 AI Agents. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.12128
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