What Are AI Agents and How They Affect Crypto - Sishir Varghese, Spectral, Ep. 261

Today Jason is joined by Spectral's Co-Founder & CEO, Sishir Varghese to discuss the Onchain Agent Economy and the future of machine intelligence networks aiding autonomous onchain agents . In this episode they discuss: * AI/LLM integration abstractions * Revenue-generating agents * Competitive market dynamics: The Agent App Store * Agent transparency * A live Spectral demo! * Agent-to-agent communication * And much more! Episode article links: * vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/... * goodalexander.com/posts/agenti... * www.spectrallabs.xyz/whitepape... Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. -- Tangent is a private holdings company managing personal assets and is not a licensed investment advisor nor does it manage or accept any external capital. Nothing discussed is a solicitation for investment and is for entertainment purposes only. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (05:17) On-chain agents (11:01) AI/LLM integration abstractions (14:28) Vitalik’s take on AI x Crypto (17:58) Spectral’s infra-chain (20:49) Revenue-generating agents (23:21) Competitive market dynamics: agent App Store (26:28) Agent verification (29:09) Agent transparency (32:36) Spectral Demo (37:42) Agent moats (40:04) Security parameters (41:46) Agents/protocols (43:36) Agent-to-agent communication (45:30) Outro -- Partner message: Aptos is the next-generation Layer 1 blockchain designed to enhance scalability, security, and reliability for decentralized applications. With industry-leading performance, internet-grade UX, 100X lower gas fees than comparable chains, and a thriving ecosystem - Aptos is the platform of choice for both builders and users.  Find out more at aptosfoundation.org -- Twitter accounts: Jason Choi’s Twitter: twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Sishir Varghese's Twitter: x.com/__sishir Spectral's Twitter: x.com/Spectral_Labs Spectral's website: www.spectrallabs.xyz Blockcrunch Twitter: twitter.com/theBlockcrunch -- Blockcrunch VIP:  blockcrunch.substack.com -- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch’s guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch’s podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.   Full disclaimer:  blockcrunch.substack.com/about