05-28, 16:00–16:25 (CET), Seed
As Crypto + AI converges, Pearl provides the means for users to own their AI agents. Serving projects focused on DeFi, influencers, prediction markets, agents are rewarded for hitting on-chain KPIs, via Olas’ staking mechanism, Proof of Active Agent (PoAA). With web2-like UX, Pearl abstracts complexities of crypto like bridging, wallet management and on-ramping whilst maintaining self-custody.
In addition to owning your keys, you can now own your agent with Pearl, rather than renting them!
Pearl’s AI agents are deployed as Olas services on-chain, making those agents discoverable on the Olas registry and equipping them with smart accounts. The Proof of Agent Activity (PoAA) paradigm ensures that agents are not only verifiably active, but also economically aligned with Olas protocol objectives through staking. Each service is represented as an NFT-backed metadata configuration that facilitates on-chain discovery, ownership and agent behavior.
Key Ideas:
- Own your keys, own your coins: Users retain full custody of assets and agent ownership.
- Own your weights, own your brain: Agents reflect your preferences and strategies; their models are part of your personal stack.
- Own your code, own your destiny: Through open service definitions and programmable autonomy, users shape and co-own the AI services of tomorrow.
A seasoned software engineer and researcher with 20+ years of experience spanning blockchain, AI agents, high-performance computing, and distributed systems. Currently a Senior Solidity Engineer at Valory, driving the development of smart contracts for the Olas autonomous agent ecosystem. Expertise includes smart contract audits, fuzzing, service staking design, and cross-chain deployments.
Previous roles include R&D engineering at Huawei and optimization of large-scale neuronal simulations at EPFL's Blue Brain Project. Holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a strong foundation in parallel and decentralized computation, multisig architectures, and scalable data exchange methods.