AEON raises $8 million led by YZi Labs to build settlement layer for AI agents
AEON secures $8 million in funding led by YZi Labs to develop a settlement layer enabling AI agent transactions. The platform addresses emerging demand for infrastructure supporting autonomous agent-to-agent interactions in crypto. This positions AEON within the growing intersection of AI and blockchain, potentially creating new markets for decentralized agent coordination and smart contract execution.
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