What is Web4?

Web4 is the convergence of three forces: autonomous AI agents, on-chain real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and machine-to-machine economic coordination.

Web3 vs. Web4

Web3 made ownership programmable. Web4 makes economic agency programmable. Where Web3 produced tokens and DAOs, Web4 produces agents that hold tokens, transact, and coordinate without human-in-the-loop intermediation.

The three pillars

1. Autonomous AI agents — software actors with wallets and goals.
2. RWA tokenization — real-world assets represented and transacted on-chain.
3. Autonomous coordination — protocols by which agents discover, negotiate, and settle.

Read the related concept primers: AI agents, RWA tokenization, the Jobless Millennium.