paperAugust 2026Unreviewed

Blockchain Empowered Trustworthy Agent Networks: Foundations, Taxonomy, and Future Directions

Liehuang Zhu, Yuhang Li, Tianxing Wang, Zhihao Chen, Ke Li, Hongyi Liu, Yajie Wang, Lei Xu, Peng Jiang, Zijian Zhang

Abstract

AI agents are evolving from isolated task executors into networked autonomous entities that can communicate, delegate tasks, invoke tools, access external knowledge, and participate in cross-platform service and economic workflows. This evolution gives rise to open agent networks, where heterogeneous agents owned by different stakeholders interact without naturally shared infrastructures for identity, authorization, auditability, reputation, or settlement. This survey and tutorial article review

Cite

@misc{zhu2026blockchain,
  title = {{Blockchain Empowered Trustworthy Agent Networks: Foundations, Taxonomy, and Future Directions}},
  author = {Liehuang Zhu and Yuhang Li and Tianxing Wang and Zhihao Chen and Ke Li and Hongyi Liu and Yajie Wang and Lei Xu and Peng Jiang and Zijian Zhang},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  eprint = {2608.04626},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.04626}
}