ZKsync Contributes to Research on Agentic Economy Infrastructure

🤖 Agents need rules

By zkSync
Jul 2, 2026, 4:23 PM
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ZKsync has contributed to a research paper by Ubyx examining the foundational requirements for agentic commerce.​

The paper addresses three critical areas:

  • Governance frameworks for autonomous agents
  • Liability structures in agent-driven transactions
  • Regulatory considerations for agentic economies

Identity and privacy emerge as key challenges that need resolution before widespread adoption of autonomous economic agents can occur.​

The research aims to establish trusted infrastructure necessary for agents to conduct commerce independently while maintaining accountability and compliance.​

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🤖 Agentic economy needs trusted infrastructure ZKsync contributed to @ubyx_ Paper that examines the governance, liability and regulatory frameworks that agentic commerce requires. x.com/zksync/status/…

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Identity and privacy are critical issues in the future of an agentic economy. We are very happy to have contributed to the latest @ubyx_ paper that examines the governance, liability and regulatory frameworks that agentic commerce requires.

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