The new Ethereum standard, ERC-8004, is expected to launch on the mainnet this week, Cointelegraph reported. Marco De Rossi, the AI lead at MetaMask, stated in a protocol developer Telegram channel th...

The new Ethereum standard, ERC-8004, is expected to launch on the mainnet this week, Cointelegraph reported. Marco De Rossi, the AI lead at MetaMask, stated in a protocol developer Telegram channel that the development of ERC-8004 is complete and that a mainnet launch is likely for early Thursday. The official Ethereum X account also confirmed that the standard will be introduced soon.

ERC-8004 is designed to allow autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents to identify each other, transact, and build reputations on-chain without intermediaries.

New Ethereum standard ERC-8004 expected to launch on mainnet this week

Author | Jeff Park (Chief Information Officer, Bitwise)
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Editor's Note: On February 5th, the cryptocurrency market experienced another crash, with over $2.6 billion liquidated in 24 hours. Bitcoin briefly plummeted to $60,000, but the market seems to lack a clear consensus on the causes of this decline. Bitwise CIO Jeff Park offers a new analytical framework from the perspective of options and hedging mechanisms.
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Author | Jeff Park (Chief Information Officer, Bitwise)
Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina)
Translator | Dingdang (@XiaMiPP)
Editor's Note: On February 5th, the cryptocurrency market experienced another sharp drop, with over $2.6 billion liquidated in 24 hours. Bitcoin briefly plummeted to $60,000, but the market seems to lack a clear consensus on the causes of this decline. Jeff Park, CIO of Bitwise, offers a new analytical framework from the perspective of options and hedging mechanisms. [...]

The release of this new regulation marks a historic leap in the attitude of Chinese regulators towards virtual assets, shifting from a "complete ban" to a "combination of restriction and guidance."

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