Ethereum's New Standard ERC-8211 Proposal Released, Supporting AI Agents in Executing Complex DeFi Transactions

Deep Tide TechFlow reports, on April 7th, according to Decrypt, blockchain infrastructure company Biconomy has proposed a new Ethereum standard, ERC-8211, introducing a "smart batching" mechanism. This allows AI agents to complete multi-step DeFi operations within a single transaction, where each step can dynamically reference the output result of the previous step during execution. This addresses the issue of unpredictable output amounts caused by price fluctuations or changes in transaction fees. The standard operates on the existing Ethereum infrastructure without requiring modifications to the core protocol or a hard fork. Developers can directly implement complex transaction processes using TypeScript. Ethereum Foundation research scientist Barnabé Monnot stated that ERC-8211 aligns with the foundation's strategic priority of "improving user experience."