Right now, the market's focus is still on short-term price fluctuations (like the daily tug-of-war for BTC or ETH), while some underlying infrastructure is quietly being laid out, pointing towards more long-term structural changes. The combination of ERC-8004 and x402 is a prime example of something 'slow and unassuming.' It's not a flashy narrative (like the meme coin craze), but rather an evolution at the technical standards level, building autonomous economic identities and payment mechanisms for AI agents. In the long run, the impact of this combination could rival or even surpass DeFi.