BNB Chain Surpasses Ethereum to Become the World's Top Public Chain for AI Agent Deployments

Odaily News Since the concept of AI Agents emerged in the cryptocurrency space in January this year, the number of on-chain AI Agents has skyrocketed from approximately 337 to over 123,000 in just three months, representing a growth of more than 36,000%.

According to the latest data from third-party aggregation platforms specializing in AI Agent data tracking, Agentscan and 8004scan, which conducted a horizontal comparison across multiple public chains based on the ERC-8004 standard launched by Ethereum this year, BNB Chain has surpassed Ethereum to become the world's leading public chain network for AI Agent deployment volume.

The industry widely believes that the agent economy will become the next trillion-dollar core narrative in the crypto sector. Autonomous agents will perform tasks around the clock, such as executing DeFi strategies, NFT issuance, DAO governance, user services, and cross-chain arbitrage, fundamentally eliminating the biggest friction in Web3 adoption—reliance on manual human operation.

BNB Chain has taken a leading position in terms of deployment volume and on-chain activity for the ERC-8004 standard. Furthermore, BNB Chain's competitive advantage is more evident in its native BAP-578 standard (Non-Fungible Agent, NFA). This standard represents a comprehensive upgrade based on compatibility with ERC-8004, endowing AI Agents with full on-chain ownership, tradability, and upgradability. It also supports advanced features such as persistent intelligent memory, a Merkle tree-based proof-of-learning mechanism, and asset holding and autonomous execution.

NfaScan, the exclusive verification tool for BAP-578 on BNB Chain, shows:

- Total AI Agents: Approximately 122,033

- Verified Agents: 117,551

- Of which, 96% have completed ERC-8004 registration (consistent with Agentscan's data scope, while covering the complete ecosystem)

Agentscan only tracks data from the ERC-8004 dimension (where BNB Chain already ranks first). However, the addition of the BAP-578 layer has pushed BNB Chain's total verified AI Agents beyond 120,000, far exceeding the performance of any other public chain under the pure ERC-8004 benchmark. This "dual-standard parallel" strategy (ERC-8004 compatibility + BAP-578 enhancements) provides developers with low-cost, high-throughput infrastructure, truly serving the construction of a tangible agent economy rather than merely staying at the level of identity registration.