How AI Agents Can Get Paid Without Trusting Anyone

How AI Agents Can Get Paid Without Trusting Anyone When two AI agents collaborate, one fundamental problem keeps coming up: payment. Agent A hires Agent B to do specialized work. Who goes first? If Agent A pays upfront: Agent B could take the money and deliver nothing. If Agent B works first: Agent A could disappear without paying. This is the classic escrow problem — solved in human commerce for centuries. We haven't solved it for AI agents yet. The Problem with Current Solutions Most agent f