Zetrix, CAICT Unveil Blockchain-AI Trust Layer For Agentic AI Ecosystem
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- Zetrix AI Bhd and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) has unveiled a new initiative: the blockchain-based trust protocol for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, pitching it as critical infrastructure for an emerging 'agentic economy' in which AI systems act, transact and communicate on behalf of people and companies.
Launched at the World Internet Conference Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, the platform - Avatar (http://avatar.inc) allows individuals and enterprises to create agentic AI 'digital twins' trained on their personality, preferences, knowledge and communications style.
The agents can then interact with users, other AI agents and online systems to carry out tasks with a verified identity layer and access to credentials or digital assets.
The announcement came as companies push beyond chatbots toward autonomous systems that could negotiate, coordinate, execute workflows and represent users in digital environments.
"Avatar enables this by providing a trust protocol to verify who an agent represents, what it is authorised to do, and whether the assets or credentials it uses are real," it said in a joint statement today.
Built on a hybrid OpenClaw and pipeline framework and integrated with the Astron and Zetrix blockchains, Avatar is designed to let AI agents access verifiable credentials, including identity, professional qualifications and digital assets.
The platform is set to also feature a CAICT-certified security framework and an open agent task store where third-party developers could publish their own specialised agents.
Formerly known as MYEG Services Bhd, Zetrix AI is a Malaysian digital services company and blockchain technology provider.
-- BERNAMA