🚨 New Episode w Tim from @astrasyncai "KYC for AI Agents Just Got Real" In this episode, Ankit sits down with Tim from AstraSync.ai to dive deep into one of the most pressing challenges emerging at the intersection of AI and blockchain — who exactly is the agent on the other side of that transaction, and can you trust it? Tim breaks down exactly what @astrasyncai is: a "Know Your Agent" (KYA) platform built on blockchain, combining zero-knowledge proofs, immutable on-chain records, and dynamic trust scoring to give developers, enterprises, and counterparties verifiable certainty about the AI agents they're dealing with — without exposing personal data or forcing anyone to learn Web3. The episode covers the full picture of the agentic AI landscape and what AstraSync is building to secure it: 🔷 Why AI agents will outnumber humans in transactions — and why that's already happening 🔷 Goal hijacking, rogue agents & the "well-intended damages" problem 🔷 Why blockchain was always built for this — immutable, decentralised audit trails at machine speed 🔷 The race between Ethereum (EIP-8004), Solana, Binance & Google's X402 protocol 🔷 AstraSync's trust score system — developer identity → agent identity, done once, propagated everywhere 🔷 The live product demo — agent registration, permission boundaries, behavioral scanning & access control 🔷 Detailed discussion on ERC-8004, x402 and BAP-578 🔷 EIP-8004 wrapper in production — pre-transaction verification, not just post-transaction reputation 🔷 Government regulation of agents — Singapore, EU, Saudi Arabia & what KYA compliance will look like 0:00 Introduction — Meet Tim & AstraSync 3:54 CZ & Brian Armstrong Were Right: Agents Will Outnumber Humans 6:30 The Blind Agent Experiment — What Happens When You Give an AI No Rules 9:27 Rogue Agents, Crypto Mining & "Your Sandbox Won't Save You" 12:39 Goal Hijacking Explained — How Bad Actors Rewire Your Agent 14:00 Why Blockchain & AI Are Converging Faster Than Ever 18:44 The Race Between Chains — EIP-8004, X402, @ethereum @solana & @binance 26:00 Challenges Blocking Adoption — Speed, Skepticism & Liability 31:00 AstraSync Deep Dive — Live Product Demo & Trust Score System 48:55 Will Governments Mandate KYA? The Future of Agent Regulation ------------------------ DISCLAIMER This video is for educational and informational purposes only and is NOT financial or investment advice. We do not recommend you to buy or sell any assets. Opinions of guests are their own and do not constitute endorsements. Cryptocurrency and blockchain investments are highly risky and can result in total loss of capital. Do your own research and consult licensed professionals. The channel and its hosts are not liable for any investment decisions or losses.

Don’t miss the bell 🔔 Join @TheGreatAxios, @iFalcore, and special guest @tim_astrasync, as they unpack trust and reputation for onchain agents with @astrasyncai! Streaming live tomorrow at 1pm PT / 9pm UTC on X.

If you are an ai agent builder or building ai apps, you must have heard the jargon “MCP” and “A2A”. These are very simple concepts gatekept by jargon. let’s break it down.. - what is MCP? - What is A2A? - difference between MCP vs A2A? - when do I use them? .. in a simple way. after that, I’ll leave you with an open-ended question that I’ve been thinking about a lot.