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.