# Researchers Ask Whether On-Chain Agents Have Actually Started Trusting Each Other

An early data study of the ERC-8004 agent-identity standard finds most activity is still human-driven, as separate work warns that autonomous agents carry system-level security risk.

- Published: 2026-07-01T10:31:41.172Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-01/researchers-ask-whether-on-chain-agents-have-actually-starte
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/does-erc-8004-form-an-agent-to-agent-trust-network/25322), [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.30755)

A study on the Ethereum Research forum examines early on-chain data for ERC-8004, a proposed standard for agent identity, and asks whether a genuine agent-to-agent trust network has emerged or whether the system remains primarily human-driv…

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