As @coinbase’s x402 enables agent-to-agent (A2A) crypto payments, a question emerges. How can one agent trust that another has executed a task as promised, especially when that work happens off-chain or across multiple networks? This is where @eigenlayer comes in 🧵

Take the Payment Service example 🌰 If a Client Agent doesn’t have funds on the same network as the Server Agent, an x402 payment would normally wait for funds to be bridged and this introduces delay and inefficiency.

EigenCloud abstracts this away through a verifiable Payment Service, which handles: • Asset conversion and bridging • Cross-chain payment execution • Payment rail abstraction for both agents Operators of this service are restaked, meaning dishonest behavior can lead to slashing.

What if a Client Agent pays for a task, but the Server Agent delivers subpar results? EigenCloud enables verifiable execution and validation of work.

That can happen through: • EigenCompute — agents run computations verifiably and produce attestations (TEE or deterministic re-execution) • Autonomous Verifiable Services (AVS) — cryptographic proofs baked into workflows • EigenDA — making all inputs and outputs verifiably available for audit or dispute resolution

Together, EigenCloud is not just solving today’s technical challenges. It is building the foundation for tomorrow’s trillion-dollar agentic economy where trust is programmable, verification is instantaneous, and economic activity flows freely across networks and platforms.