TPN Labs, Hyre, and Xona Deploy AI Agent Infrastructure on SKALE

🤖 Agents go live

By SKALE Manager
Apr 20, 2026, 4:39 PM
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SKALE's weekly update highlights three new AI agent deployments:

  • TPN Labs launched decentralized proxy infrastructure with 1,650+ workers across 81 countries
  • Hyre deployed a DeFi intelligence layer on PayAI's x402 facilitator, achieving 7,808+ verifications and 99.​9% settlement rate
  • Xona went live on SKALE via Base Orbit, enabling developers to build agents with x402 resources, on-chain wallets, and ERC-8004 identity

The network also hosted educational content including Decrypted Episode 26 on Bitcoin and privacy, plus SKALE School covering privacy considerations for AI agents and on-chain execution.​

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