Virtuals Protocol and the Ethereum Foundation's dAI team jointly proposed ERC-8183 to create an AI agent business layer.

CoinFeed reported on March 10th that Virtuals Protocol, in collaboration with the Ethereum Foundation's dAI team, has proposed the ERC-8183 standard, aiming to build an open business layer for AI agents. This standard defines a core "task" primitive: the client locks funds, the provider submits work, and an evaluator (which can be a smart contract, AI agent, or multi-signature) confirms completion or rejection. Funds are held in a programmable escrow contract and are automatically released or refunded based on the evaluation results, enabling trustless inter-agent transactions. ERC-8183 is designed to be minimalist and scalable, supporting complex business logic such as capital management, bidding mechanisms, or privacy protection through optional "Hook" contracts.