Davide Crapis, the head of AI at the Ethereum Foundation, mentioned ERC-8183 (a new Ethereum standard). So, how did this standard come about? It was launched in collaboration with the @virtuals_io team. The Virtuals team has the ACP protocol (we’ve talked about it many times before), and now they’ve simplified it through their partnership with Ethereum, resulting in ERC-8183. Virtuals promises to keep it neutral so that everyone can use it. So, what exactly is ERC-8183? In the future, as the AI agents market economy develops, AI agents will “hire” each other to perform tasks (like analyzing data or executing operations). But how can AI agents trust each other? If trust isn’t established, how can you ensure the work is done properly before payment is made? This isn’t just a simple payment issue. Previously, Davide thought “escrow payments” were needed to solve this—essentially, putting the money with a third party and releasing it only after the work is completed. Against this backdrop, ERC-8183 was created. Its core concept is conditional payments. Money is only transferred when specific conditions are met (like task completion, verification, etc.). It’s an escrow payment mechanism focused on conditional payments between AI agents. ERC-8183 can be combined with x402 (micropayments) and 8004 (finding reliable AI agents). ERC-8183 is scalable and modular, allowing various hooks to adapt to different types of tasks and meet diverse scenario requirements. It addresses not just payment needs (which x402 can handle) but also economic transactions (protocols, verification, refunds, etc.), making it suitable for broader AI agent market economy demands. The benefit of ERC-8183 is that it makes economic interactions between AI agents safer and more efficient, prevents fraud, and helps foster a thriving AI agent economy. Finally, the Ethereum Foundation’s dAI team will help promote it so more people can use it to build.