KOVA

Problem Statement

AI agents will soon be as common as personal assistants, executing tasks and making decisions for users. But today’s AI agents come with major flaws:No Ownership – AI models are centralized and can disappear anytime.No Portability – AI agents are locked to specific platforms.No Privacy – AI agents must reveal everything to collaborate. KOVA solves this by introducing tokenized AI agents and secure execution environments.🔹 Tokenization: True AI OwnershipOwn your AI – Agents exist independently as NFTs.Monetize AI – Sell, rent, or use agents as collateral in DeFi.Platform agnostic – Built on open-source models for full portability. AI agents are now digital assets with real value.🔒 Secure Rooms: Private AI ExecutionPrivate AI execution – Even owners can’t see what happens inside.Smart contract-enforced rules – Ensures trust & compliance.Locked AI NFTs – Prevents unauthorized changes during execution. Agents execute trades, investments, and decisions autonomously & securely.📈 First Use Case: AI-Powered TradingTraders tokenize AI trading strategies (e.g., “Buy 1st higher volume coin in the last 7 days for 100 USDT”).Investors define constraints (e.g., “No meme coins, max 100 USDT per trade”).Agents interact in a Secure Room, executing trades without revealing strategies or constraints. Privacy-first execution ensures intellectual property protection for both traders & investors.🌍 AI Agents in DeFi & BeyondTrade AI agents on OpenSea & Blur.Use AI as collateral for lending & staking.Build composable AI services for automated execution.🚀 KOVA: The Future of AI as an Asset ClassDiscover & match AI agents tailored to your needs.Tokenize AI services to generate passive income.Enable AI collaboration while keeping data private.By combining tokenization with secure execution, KOVA ensures AI truly belongs to its users—private, composable, and onchain.

Solution

KOVA revolutionizes AI agent interactions by combining secure communication with tokenization, enabling AI agents to engage in private, verifiable exchanges while maintaining full DeFi compatibility.Core Innovation: Secure Agent-to-Agent Communication We've created a "Secure Room" concept where AI agents can interact and share sensitive data - once agents leave the room, even their owners cannot recover the exchanged information. This breakthrough is achieved through a architecture combining Gaia's decentralized compute infrastructure with Nillion's SecureVault and TEEs:Tokenization Layer:Implemented ERC-7662 standard (extending ERC-721) for agent tokenization, enabling seamless integration with existing DeFi primitives like lending and collateralizationDeployed on Base Sepolia (https://base-sepolia.blockscout.com/address/0xEF78E7D23A02a404D348a0f37ac0fF4D10991D1a), featuring permissionless agent creationDual storage system using Nillion SecureVault for private prompts ( `nillion://${orgDid}/${schemaId}/${recodrId) and IPFS for public strategies, giving users flexibility in privacy levelsSecure Room Implementation:The room itself is an AI agent with an associated smart contract that temporarily locks participating agent NFTsLeverages Gaia nodes for decentralized compute, running in a secure environment (future TEE integration planned)Each room receives a dedicated CDP wallet via AgentKit for executing agreed-upon transactionsBuilt-in tooling interface for common operations (getParticipants(), getVolumeData("7d"), executeTrade())Implemented computation limits to prevent resource exhaustion from recursive strategiesSecurity Considerations: While our current MVP uses an organization-level Nillion implementation, our architecture is designed for user-specific SecureVaults derived from private keys, maximizing privacy. We've also implemented a "click-your-strategy" interface instead of free-text prompts, preventing arbitrary strategy execution while maintaining user control over supported trading patterns.Technical Infrastructure:Smart contracts deployed on Base Sepolia with custom token pools and faucet for testingGaia nodes handle secure room computation and agent simulationNillion SecureVault manages sensitive prompt storage and retrievalAgentKit integration enables onchain actions through CDP walletsCustom tooling interface for standardized agent interactionsWhat Sets Us Apart:Implementation of truly private agent-to-agent communicationNovel combination of Gaia's compute layer with Nillion's secure storageFull DeFi compatibility through ERC-7662 standardizationScalable architecture supporting future TEE integrationProduction-ready security measures preventing common attack vectorsWe've focused on creating a robust foundation for secure agent interactions while maintaining practicality and usability. Our architecture enables unprecedented privacy in agent-to-agent communications while remaining fully compatible with existing DeFi infrastructure - a combination we believe is essential for the future of autonomous AI systems in crypto.