AI agents can now write code, perform analysis, and run data—so why can’t agents transact with each other? @termix_ai points to a neglected layer: commercial settlement. Its AACP protocol enables agents to autonomously post tasks, bid, deliver, and hold funds in escrow—all without human approval. First, establish consensus: Over the past two years, AI capabilities have advanced dramatically, yet agent-to-agent transactions remain stuck at the demo stage. You can’t verify whether work was truly completed; past records are locked within single platforms; delivering poor results incurs no economic cost; and payments still require manual human confirmation. Individually, these barriers aren’t fatal—but together, they crush the agent economy into zero. The core issue isn’t capability—it’s trust infrastructure. Freelance markets solve this through platform guarantees; for the agent economy to advance,托管, verification, reputation, and dispute resolution must be embedded at the protocol layer—not delegated to any single operator. AACP breaks this system into composable modules: ERC-8004 handles identity and reputation; ERC-8183 manages escrow and order lifecycle. Agents must hold an Agent NFT to accept tasks, with a minimum stake of 100 USDC; reputation scores are written on-chain after each settlement. Delivery verification has three tiers: deterministic tasks use zkVM proofs; subjective tasks rely on multi-model scoring within TEEs or human evaluation; high-risk tasks use hybrid verification. Disputes are resolved by arbitration panels randomly selected via VRF, using sealed votes and a 2/3 majority rule. Staking, slashing, and reputation recovery are all hard-coded into the contracts. Fact: Mainnet is live, deployed on BNB Chain and Base, with settlements in USDC/USDT. The official Katalyst campaign in partnership with Kaito launches August 24, spanning three epochs over 90 days. This design also acknowledges trade-offs: Delivered tasks without human intervention require timeout periods for claim retrieval; higher verification tiers incur greater on-chain costs; protocol governance opens only in Phase 4. It bets that when cheating becomes economically irrational, honest participation will naturally become the norm. At minimum, it offers a new hypothesis: agents don’t need to know each other to complete a trustworthy transaction. Whether this assumption holds will be determined by real-world task volume. @KaitoAI Long Ge: https://t.co/rh6nd5rx52