BNB Chain has surpassed Ethereum, becoming the top public blockchain network worldwide in AI agent deployments.

Crypto world reports that since the AI Agent concept emerged in the cryptocurrency space in January of this year, the number of on-chain AI agents has skyrocketed from approximately 337 to over 123,000 within just three months, representing an increase of more than 36,000%. According to the latest data from third-party aggregation platforms Agentscan and 8004scan, which focus on tracking AI agent data, and based on comparisons across multiple public blockchains using Ethereum’s newly introduced ERC-8004 standard this year, BNB Chain has surpassed Ethereum to become the leading public chain in terms of AI agent deployment worldwide. The industry generally believes that the economy of intelligent agents will become the next core narrative in the crypto industry, reaching trillions of dollars. Autonomous intelligent agents will perform tasks around the clock such as DeFi strategies, NFT issuance, DAO governance, user services, and cross-chain arbitrage, fundamentally eliminating the biggest friction point in Web3—dependence on manual human operations. In terms of deployment volume and on-chain activity related to the ERC-8004 standard, BNB Chain is already in the lead. Moreover, BNB Chain’s competitive advantage is further reflected in its native BAP-578 standard (Non-Fungible Autonomous Agents, NFA). This standard has been comprehensively upgraded on top of ERC-8004 compatibility, granting AI agents complete on-chain ownership, tradability, and upgradability, as well as supporting persistent smart memory, Merkle tree-based learning proof mechanisms, asset holding, and autonomous execution. NfaScan, the dedicated verification tool for BAP-578 on BNB Chain, shows that: - Total AI agents: approximately 122,033 - Verified agents: 117,551 - Of which 96% have completed ERC-8004 registration (aligned with Agentscan’s data scope and covering the entire ecosystem). Agentscan tracks only ERC-8004 dimension data (where BNB Chain ranks first), but with the support of BAP-578, the total verified AI agents on BNB Chain have exceeded 120,000, far surpassing the performance of any other public chain under the pure ERC-8004 benchmark. This “dual standard” strategy (ERC-8004 compatibility plus BAP-578 enhanced features) provides developers with low-cost, high-throughput infrastructure, truly serving the construction of the tangible intelligent agent economy rather than merely remaining at the identity registration level.