VeChain CEO: Blockchain Could Be the Trust Layer for AI Agents

VeChain co-founder and CEO Sunny Lu says autonomous AI agents could drive blockchain adoption by creating a need for verifiable identities, reputations and accountability systems. Speaking to Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Lu described blockchain as a “perfect solution” for establishing trust between AI agents, their creators and the people or businesses they serve. Under his vision, agents would carry digital “passports” within a decentralized credibility system that tracks their performance and reputation.

Lu discussed VeWorld.ai, a platform for building AI agents on VeChain, and said smart contracts could automate transactions between agents or between agents and human users. He also believes agent-building tools could turn professional expertise, local knowledge and hobbies into new businesses, much like mobile app stores enabled individual developers to distribute and monetize their work. Lu cited personal projects including an educational agent for his daughter, a recovery-support agent for his mother and a virtual operations employee for a shop in Milan.

The proposal comes as interest in always-on AI agents grows across crypto and enterprise markets. VeChain has also promoted blockchain adoption through supply-chain tracking and food-traceability projects, positioning its network as infrastructure for applications that require shared records and verifiable transactions.

Industry participants have cautioned that agent-based services can create new dependencies and risks. Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu previously warned crypto traders that deploying AI agents around the clock could leave them relying on strategies and services they do not control. Lu’s blockchain-based trust model aims to address concerns about identity and accountability, but its effectiveness will depend on broad adoption and credible mechanisms for recording and enforcing agent reputations.