Welcome to the Core Blockchain Overview. In this edition, we explore Z Protocol, dual staking growth, and its RWA ecosystem.

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🔸What we’re watching: In a recent livestream, Kieran Dennis, ​​co-founder of Z Protocol, described the network as a way to access AI models that are not filtered or restricted, and inference that keeps user prompts and data private. 

🔸Why it matters: Z Protocol says it uses trusted execution environments, which are secure components with preset rules that limit what an AI agent can do. The aim is to limit losses if an agent malfunctions.

Dennis said the main constraint on AI agents is the gap between intelligence and execution. He says this is where Z Protocol can help, especially with reliability and autonomy. AI outputs carry error rates that are acceptable for reversible tasks, but costly for high-value tasks that cannot be undone. Meanwhile, the legal and financial systems built for humans do not let agents own property, take on liabilities, or raise capital.

Dennis thinks blockchains can supply what agents need, which is open access, privacy, and smart contracts whose outcomes are fixed and predictable. 

Zcash was not built to address such problems, but Z Protocol’s applicability to AI agents shows how a franchise chain can apply Core's consensus mechanism to use cases the network may not want to address directly.

🔸The bigger picture: ​​Z Protocol is trying to build a space in which AI agents can handle money and make decisions on their own without having to delegate every decision to a person while reducing risk. Dennis predicted that agents will start with simple tasks and grow over time, eventually building software and offering services. 

If agents transact onchain at the scale Dennis describes, that activity would generate fees on Z Protocol and, in turn, revenue for Core.

Z Protocol has not yet launched, but we will monitor how AI agent activity scales, and how the franchise model can produce revenues for Core.

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