Conor

Conor

Nethermind

EthCC[9]

AI Agents and Automation

Privacy for Agents: Obfuscating Payment Trails in x402 & 8004

Talk
Wednesday, April 1st 2026
14:55 - 15:15
Burton Stage
Description

x402 and 8004 lean on public paper trails to connect agents. We describe the risks of this, and the potential of a future where x402/8004 can obfuscate usage patterns. We present some protocols that can make this future a reality.

EthCC[8]

Core Protocol

Revenue and Pricing Models for Preconfirmations

Talk
Monday, June 30th 2025
11:10 - 11:30
Burton Stage
Description

We model the expected proposer-revenue effects of various preconfirmation protocols, as well as discuss the knock-on effect of preconfirmation revenue on the proposer set. We also propose a pricing model for preconfirmations.