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AI firms form an “Internet Court” to resolve disputes between agents
The initiative is backed by a 27-firm consortium led by Genlayer Foundation, aiming to make escrow and dispute resolution interoperable across AI commerce systems.
A group of crypto and Web3 companies, including OKX, MetaMask, and Matter Labs, have backed an “Internet Court” intended to handle contractual disputes between AI agents. According to CoinDesk, the court is designed for agent-to-agent transactions where there are no humans in the loop.
CoinDesk reports that Genlayer Foundation is leading a 27-firm consortium focused on making AI-based payments, escrow, and dispute resolution interoperable. The effort uses MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit components, including ERC-7710 delegations and an x402 facilitator, as part of its dispute resolution approach.
The firms said traditional courts are not built to settle these cases, because agentic systems currently have no dedicated mechanism to resolve disagreements when negotiations fail. CoinDesk also quoted Genlayer CEO David Riudor, who framed the effort as machine-speed adjudication for machine-speed money.
CoinDesk noted that the infrastructure for agentic commerce remains fragmented across different protocols and standards, and that the Internet Court is meant to help systems work together. Genlayer co-founder Albert Castellana said the goal is to turn a fragmented area into an open capability that agents can use to keep financial commitments enforceable even when they are contested.