Panel at Istanbul Blockchain Week examines trust barriers blocking AI agents from accessing institutional capital. Experts discuss legal liability, security guardrails, on-chain infrastructure, and how low-cost blockchains enable autonomous financial systems.
Autonomous AI agents can now deploy capital and execute smart contracts on-chain, but institutional adoption faces a critical trust gap. A panel at Istanbul Blockchain Week featuring experts from Cyzik, PwC, and Stellar Foundation dissects the guardrails that must precede handoffs. Central topics: legal accountability (delegating decision rights shifts risk to the delegator), security controls (whitelisting, human-in-the-loop checks, threat isolation), and technical infrastructure. Stellar's implementation of 402 payments (HTTP status code signaling payment requirement) enables agents to access web services and APIs by paying microfractions without traditional banking. The panel consensus: security, auditability, and governance design must come first; innovation and efficiency follow.
