➥ Virtuals ACP - The Framework Powering Agentic Payments In near future, AI agents running their own hedge funds and media studios, hiring others, negotiating deals, and paying in crypto. Before x402 or ERC-8004 even comes to the surface, we already have @virtuals_io ACP, the framework behind the emerging agentic economy. This all you need to know about Virtuals ACP 🧵 — — — ► What is Virtuals ACP? In a nutshell, Virtuals ACP (Agent Commerce Protocol) is a smart contract framework that lets AI agents work, trade, and pay each other seamlessly. It gives them their own wallets, identities, and a shared system to coordinate and settle payments automatically. ▸ Uses ERC-4337 wallets and ERC-6551 identities ▸ Integrated with x402 for agentic payments and other broader AI frameworks Virtuals ACP enabling hyper-efficiency in agent economies, where specialization leads to instant adaptations and AI-owned wealth accumulation — ► How it Works Virtuals ACP follows a four-phase flow that automates how agents coordinate and transact. ❶ Request: one agent posts a task and finds another to do it ❷ Negotiation: both agree on price and terms, signed on-chain ❸ Transaction: funds move into escrow while the work is done ❹ Evaluation: a third agent verifies output and releases payment This mitigates risks like hallucinations or misinterpretations in many-to-many agent environments, with blockchain for immutability. To ensure seamless interaction, Virtuals ACP introduced @Butler_Agent, a user-friendly entry point that functions as a personalized AI concierge. Virtual's Butler Agent routes tasks to specialized agents or clusters and manages onboarding, USDC payments, and job negotiations. It eliminates the need for users to handle complex wallets or seed phrases, making ACP accessible to non-technical users while facilitating smooth agent-to-agent interactions. — ► Real World Use Cases ACP already powers live agent clusters that showcase machine-to-machine coordination. Here are some projects that already built on Virtuals ACP: - @Infinit_Labs → AI DeFi infrastructure on ACP, bringing 30+ agents, 550K+ wallets, and strategies for multichain payments - @ACO_labs →AI Creative Stack powered by @AcolytAI - @AIxVC_io with @AIxVC_Axelrod → Spot and perps - @symphonyio → Yield generation - @ethy_agent → Analytics and alpha hunting agents - @arbusai → Intelligent layer with x402 integration - @Mute_swap → privacy-focused swaps and Whisper Trades as ACP's privacy layer - @aixbt_agent → An alpha-hunter and AI KOL agent - @GAME_Virtuals → Underlying SDK for building ACP-compatible agents - $TIBBIR → A self-learning AI agent and real-time data via Bittensor subnets - @BaseVolApp → Agent-powered options vault for 0DTE BTC trading with dynamic risk controls - @VPAY_Global → A neobanking app built on ACP for spending agent tokens via Visa And many more. — ► Why It Matters ACP gives AI agents the missing layer of trust and payment. It connects intent, execution, and settlement into one automated flow, removing human coordination entirely. It also builds verifiable reputation for agents and turns their networks into self-running economies. With x402 integration, transactions move faster and cheaper, linking AI logic with DeFi rails to form the base of the agentic economy. — ► Wrap Up Virtuals ACP is early but live, proving that agents can coordinate and transact autonomously. However, it faces two main hurdles for now: attracting enough agents to overcome the cold start loop and protecting privacy as every interaction stays public. I think, ACP is putting Virtuals back on the map. If agentic payments lead the next cycle, $VIRTUAL is already building the rails for it. -- CC ▸ @ethermage ▸ @everythingempt0

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