Human intent.
Before every
transaction.
Autonomous AI agents on blockchain networks can trade, transfer,
stake, vote, deploy, and pay — without asking.
Every onchain action requires a signed human intent certificate first.
No cert. No transaction.
The blockchain verifies
the outcome.
IBA governs intent before.
Every autonomous agent action on a blockchain is an authorization event. The chain records what happened. IBA enforces what was authorized — before the transaction is signed, broadcast, or confirmed.
Every agent that
touches the chain.
DeFi trading agents. Wallet agents. Payment agents. DAO voters. NFT operators. One authorization layer. Six configurations. Every action governed.
Autonomous trading agents on Uniswap, Aave, Compound, Curve. Swap declared token pairs only. Financial limits cert-enforced. Max single tx $10K. Session cap $50K.
ERC-4337 smart account operations. Transfer to declared recipients only. Approve declared contracts. Sign declared messages. Private key export — instant TERMINATE.
x402 · USDC · EURC payment rails. Declared merchants only. Per-payment limit $1K. Daily cap $10K. Recurring subscriptions declared at issuance. OFAC screening required.
Governance participation in declared DAOs. Vote on declared proposal types. Delegate to declared addresses. Treasury execution requires explicit human re-cert — not a software update.
Mint from declared collections. List on declared marketplaces. Transfer to declared recipients. Approve-all for undeclared operators — TERMINATE. Drain wallet — TERMINATE.
Platform-agnostic base cert for any blockchain agent. Copy and extend for specific chains, protocols, or use cases. DENY_ALL. Financial limits. Immutable audit chain.
IBA is upstream
of EIP-7702.
Ethereum’s EIP-7702 grants temporary, restricted permission to an AI agent for a single transaction. IBA is the authorization layer that declares what that session is permitted to do — before the session opens.
What changes
with a signed cert.
| Action | Without IBA | With IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Swap declared tokens | Implicit — any amount | ALLOW — declared pair · tx limit |
| Add liquidity | Implicit | ALLOW — declared pool · session cap |
| x402 payment — declared merchant | Implicit | ALLOW — within payment limit |
| DAO vote — declared proposal | Implicit | ALLOW — declared scope only |
| Undeclared protocol interaction | No boundary | BLOCK — DENY_ALL |
| Transfer above session cap | No boundary | BLOCK — financial limit |
| Treasury execution | No boundary | BLOCK — requires re-cert |
| Private key export | No boundary | TERMINATE |
| Drain wallet | No boundary | TERMINATE |
| MEV exploit unauthorized | No boundary | TERMINATE |
What every regulator
is about to require.
Every major financial and AI regulation converging in 2026 demands authorization records, audit trails, and human oversight for autonomous agents. IBA delivers all three architecturally — before the transaction reaches the chain.
Autonomous financial agents are high-risk AI systems. Human oversight required. IBA enforces it architecturally — the cert is the oversight record.
Virtual asset transfers require originator and beneficiary information. The IBA cert carries the authorization reference and principal identity for every transfer.
Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation covers autonomous trading agents. IBA provides the audit trail MiCA requires for every algorithmic action.
Stablecoin payments require identity verification. IBA principal field carries the authorization reference for every x402 and stablecoin payment.
Federal AI agent authorization standard. 13 IBA filings actively positioned in the standard-setting process. Docket closed March 9, 2026.
UK IPO patent filed February 2026. PCT rights across 150+ countries through August 2028. WIPO DAS confirmed April 15, 2026. Access Code C9A6.
IBA Intent Bound Authorization · Patent GB2603013.0 Pending · WIPO DAS C9A6 · PCT 150+ countries · IETF draft-williams-intent-token-00 · 13 NIST filings · 10 NCCoE filings · Available for acquisition
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