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THE TRUST GAP IN THE
TRILLION-AGENT ECONOMY

"Identity is not Integrity. Liquidity is not Liability."

CRITICAL VULNERABILITY DETECTED

In 2025, we gave agents a soul (ERC-8004) and a wallet (x402). But we haven't given them a Mandate.

System Analysis

Identity (ERC-8004)

Confirms presence, but not permission.

Payments (x402)

Enables liquidity, but creates liability.

The Missing Link

Without a cryptographically bound policy, every agent with a wallet is a corporate liability.

FIG 2.1: INFRASTRUCTURE GAP ANALYSIS
Trust Gap Diagram

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