Crypto built solver networks. Intent schemas. Verification infrastructure. Economic security.
Then stopped at swaps and bridges.
AI built language understanding. Tool use. Autonomous reasoning.
Then stopped at chatbots and demos.
A prompt is an intent.
"Swap 100 USDC for DAI."
"Book me the cheapest flight to NYC."
Same structure. Declarative goal. Constraints. Outcome. Figure it out.
An agent is a solver.
Competing executors. Best execution wins. Market finds the optimal path.
A workflow is a transaction bundle.
Composed operations. Atomic or nothing.
A function call is a smart contract.
Discrete. Callable. Composable.
Same system. Opposite ends.
The Gap
Crypto can verify outcomes.
"Did wallet X receive ≥99 DAI?" Yes or no. On-chain. Done.
AI can't verify anything.
"Was the email good?" Who knows.
"Did the task complete correctly?" Trust me bro.
This is why AI agents are toys.
No verification. No consequences. No delegation.
Crypto solved this. AI hasn't.
The Inversion
Current agents wait for commands.
That's backwards.
In the intent world, agents watch your context. They propose. You approve.
Your calendar shows a 7am flight.
Weather says rain.
Agent proposes: "Ride to SFO. 5am. $50. Approve?"
One tap. Done.
You're not the commander anymore.
You're the approver.
The Stack
Context. Your data. Agents read it. Propose what you might want.
Intent. Declarative spec. What, not how.
Solver. Competitive market. Specialists emerge.
Verification. Proof the outcome matches the intent.
Settlement. Payment. Finality. Reputation.
What This Unlocks
Permissionless agent markets. Anyone can solve. No gatekeepers.
Trustless delegation. Real authority. Real guarantees.
Agent-to-agent commerce. No humans in the loop.
Composable everything. Intents feeding intents.
The Primitives Exist
Crypto built the pieces. UniswapX. CoW. Across. ENSO.
AI built the pieces. LangChain. Function calling. MCP.
Both built half the stack.
The Ask
Stop relitigating 2021.
Crypto: agents are solvers with natural language interfaces.
AI: verification and incentives aren't optional. They're the whole game.
A new compute paradigm.
Declarative goals.
Competitive execution.
Verified outcomes.
Economic settlement.
The primitives exist.
They're in different Discords.
Now kiss.