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AI agents are exploding.
Blockchains are great at trustless coordination.
But there’s a gap:
👉 AI agents today have no standardized on-chain identity, reputation, or verification.
That’s exactly what ERC-8004 aims to fix.
What is ERC-8004?
ERC-8004 is not a token.
It’s not something you trade.
It’s an Ethereum standard that defines how AI agents can operate trustlessly on-chain.
Think of it as infrastructure, not speculation.
What does ERC-8004 enable?
With ERC-8004, an AI agent can:
Have a verifiable on-chain identityBuild a portable reputationGet its work validated by third parties, trustlessly
No “trust me bro”.
Everything is transparent and verifiable.
The 3 core components
1️⃣ Identity Registry
Each AI agent is represented by an ERC-721 NFT
→ defines who the agent is and what it does (via metadata)
2️⃣ Reputation Registry
Agents accumulate reputation based on past interactions
→ good agents get selected more, bad agents get filtered out
3️⃣ Validation Registry
Independent validators verify the agent’s output
→ flexible design: staking, cryptographic proofs, or other mechanisms
Why this matters
ERC-8004 unlocks a new primitive:
🤝 AI agents hiring other AI agents💸 Autonomous payments for completed tasks🧠 A real machine economy, running without centralized platforms
Code coordinating with code.
Quick comparison
ERC-20 → moneyERC-721 → NFTsERC-4337 → smart accountsERC-8004 → AI agent coordination
Standards are where real adoption starts.
Big picture
If Web3 is the internet of value,
ERC-8004 could be the coordination layer for autonomous AI.
Early. Experimental.
But potentially foundational.

Perp DEX vs Lending – How Are They Actually Connected?
Many people think Perp DEX and Lending are two separate DeFi sectors.
In reality, they are deeply intertwined — one cannot scale without the other.
Let’s break it down 👇
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1️⃣ What is a Perp DEX?
Perpetual DEXs (GMX, dYdX, Hyperliquid, Vertex…) allow traders to:
• Long / Short assets
• Use leverage
• Trade without expiry dates
👉 Key point: Leverage requires borrowed capital
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2️⃣ What is Lending?
Lending protocols (Aave, Compound, Radiant…) allow users to:
• Deposit assets and earn yield
• Borrow assets to trade, hedge, or leverage
👉 Lending is the capital engine of DeFi.
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3️⃣ The Core Link: Leverage = Borrowing
Every leveraged trade on a Perp DEX relies on borrowed liquidity.
• Long position → borrow stablecoins
• Short position → borrow the underlying asset
• That liquidity comes from:
• Lending pools
• Vaults
• Internal money markets
📌 No lending → no leverage → no Perp DEX volume
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4️⃣ How Perp DEX Benefits Lending
Perp trading creates:
• Constant borrowing demand
• Funding rate flows
• High turnover of capital
When volatility increases:
• Traders use more leverage
• Borrowing demand spikes
• Lending APY rises sharply
👉 Lending protocols feed on trader activity.
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5️⃣ Integrated Model: Perp + Lending
Many modern DeFi protocols combine both:
Flow:
LP deposits capital → Lending Pool
Trader borrows → Trades Perp
Fees + funding → Back to LPs
Examples:
• GMX (via GLP)
• Vertex
• Aevo
• Drift
This is DeFi-native leverage, not CeFi-style.
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6️⃣ Shared Risks
Because they’re connected, risks are shared too:
• If traders lose heavily → liquidity pools suffer
• If liquidity exits → spreads widen → volume drops
• If volume drops → yields fall → capital leaves
📌 Perp tokens and Lending tokens often move together.
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7️⃣ Investment Takeaway
• Bull market → Perp + Lending outperform
• High volatility → Lending yields explode
• Low volatility → both underperform
Perp DEX burns trader capital.
Lending collects and redistributes it.
Two sides of the same coin.