{"id":421731,"date":"2026-03-10T12:57:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/tron-joins-the-aaif-governing-board-to-help-support-agentic-ai-adoption-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:50:15","slug":"tron-joins-the-aaif-governing-board-to-help-support-agentic-ai-adoption-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/tron-joins-the-aaif-governing-board-to-help-support-agentic-ai-adoption-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tron Joins the AAIF Governing Board to Help Support Agentic AI Adoption &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"html-renderer-container\">\n<p>Justin Sun\u2019s Tron network has joined the Agentic AI Foundation to prepare and support the widespread adoption of AI agents.<\/p>\n<p>In an announcement on Monday, Tron\u2019s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) revealed that the Tron network has signed on as a member of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) and will serve on its governing board.<\/p>\n<p>Tron DAO said that there will be significant demand coming from agentic AI in the future, and as such, it requires collaboration and interoperability to establish systems that can handle \u201ccontinuous, high-volume, low-value transactions efficiently at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInteroperable frameworks are expected to play an important role in ensuring that AI agents can operate across platforms and services without creating fragmented ecosystems,\u201d the DAO said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Stripe CEO and co-founder Patrick Collison and co-founder John Collison said there is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/stripe-ai-agents-will-require-blockchains-hit-1b-transactions-per-second\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/stripe-ai-agents-will-require-blockchains-hit-1b-transactions-per-second\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">significant infrastructure gap<\/a> in blockchain and said significant scaling improvements would be required to meet this incoming demand.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy supporting the development of open infrastructure through the Foundation, TRON DAO aims to contribute to collaborative standards that make AI agents easier to build, safer to operate, and more accessible,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image-container\"><\/div><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source:<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/2031241691064316309\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/2031241691064316309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em> Justin Sun<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The AAIF is run by the Linux Foundation and was designed to promote open-source agentic AI development, alongside helping establish industry standards for governance, safety, and interoperability. Tron joins the likes of Circle and JPMorgan in jumping on board the AAIF.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tron\u2019s 2026 focus is AI, says founder<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sun last month <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trondao\/status\/2027482563049107569?s=20\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trondao\/status\/2027482563049107569?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> that AI will \u201cdefinitely\u201d be a key focus for the network this year, arguing that Tron\u2019s speed, scalability, and low fees are prime for hosting agentic AI transactions.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ai-use-work-causing-brain-fry-say-researchers\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ai-use-work-causing-brain-fry-say-researchers\"><em><strong> Using AI at work is causing \u2018brain fry,\u2019 researchers say<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sun indicated that the network is working on building infrastructure and collaborating to support AI demand. One recent example is the Bank of AI, a financial layer built for AI agents by AINFT, which first <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OfficialAINFT\/status\/2023026587088851265\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OfficialAINFT\/status\/2023026587088851265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">launched<\/a> on Tron and BNB Chain in mid-February.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image.png\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2026-03\/019cd678-b830-7120-931f-022b1968218f.png\"\/><\/div><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Source:<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trondao\/status\/2027482565079146747\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trondao\/status\/2027482565079146747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em> TronDAO<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeFiLlama data indicates that Tron currently<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/revenue\/chains\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/revenue\/chains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> tops<\/a> the charts in terms of revenue generated by all blockchains across the past 24 hours, seven days, and 30 days, at $1.01 million, $6.54 million and $25.58 million apiece.<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"18518100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Sun indicated that some of the revenue is being driven by AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAI is scaling fast. When agents transact, demand shows up in the network metrics. TRON keeps leading on real usage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Magazine:<\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-magazine.com\/ai-rich-crypto-games-axie-founder-steps-down-web3-gamer\/\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-magazine.com\/ai-rich-crypto-games-axie-founder-steps-down-web3-gamer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em><strong> AI won\u2019t make you rich but crypto games might, Axie founder steps down: Web3 Gamer<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-type=\"markets_outlook\" data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"latest-disclaimer\">Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph\u2019s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Read our Editorial Policy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy\">https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Sun\u2019s Tron network has joined the Agentic AI Foundation to prepare and support the widespread adoption of AI agents. In an announcement on Monday, Tron\u2019s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) revealed that the Tron network has signed on as a member of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) and will serve on its governing board. 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