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Interactive Explainers

Agentic AI Infrastructure

Step-through demos of OBO, MCP, A2A, and the protocols making AI agents work.

Trusted AI Agents: Why Traditional IAM Breaks Down

When agents create intent instead of forwarding it, delegation becomes abdication. Here's what that means for identity.

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Trusted AI Agents: Why Traditional IAM Breaks Down

New Explainers: Agentic AI Infrastructure

Interactive explainers on the protocols powering AI agents

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New Explainers: Agentic AI Infrastructure

When Agents Pay for APIs: Getting Hands-On with x402 and EIP-3009

Building AI agents that pay for services with stablecoins

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When Agents Pay for APIs: Getting Hands-On with x402 and EIP-3009

Fitting Agentic AI Components in a Mental Model

A framework for reasoning about MCP, A2A, and agentic AI architecture

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Fitting Agentic AI Components in a Mental Model

AI Agents Beyond POCs: IAM Emerging Patterns Worth Watching

Enterprise patterns for AI agent identity and access management

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AI Agents Beyond POCs: IAM Emerging Patterns Worth Watching

Recognized as a 2025 LF Decentralized Trust Community Awardee

Top 10 community leader recognition from Linux Foundation

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Recognized as a 2025 LF Decentralized Trust Community Awardee

Valuable Resources for Understanding AI Agents: First Principles

Curated resources for learning AI agent fundamentals

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Valuable Resources for Understanding AI Agents: First Principles

Blockchain Architecture First Principles #5 - Smart Contracts Guarantee Logic, Not Execution

Why deterministic code doesn't mean guaranteed outcomes

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Blockchain Architecture First Principles #5 - Smart Contracts Guarantee Logic, Not Execution

Blockchain Architecture First Principles #4 - Design from Failure Up

Why blockchain architecture must expect and absorb failure

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Blockchain Architecture First Principles #4 - Design from Failure Up

Blockchain Architecture First Principles #3 - On-chain Data Is Not Truth, It's Accepted Input

Why on-chain data is consensus about input, not truth

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Blockchain Architecture First Principles #3 - On-chain Data Is Not Truth, It's Accepted Input