Twenty-seven Web3 companies, including OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs, and Genlayer, have launched the Internet Court. This new protocol is meant to settle disputes between AI agents that handle transactions without people involved.
The goal is to offer a quick, standard way to resolve disagreements in AI-powered commerce, where software agents can make deals, pay, and finish transactions on their own. Supporters think this kind of system will become more important as AI agents handle more financial tasks on blockchains.
AI agents can already handle payments, make agreements, and use decentralized apps. But when disputes come up over contracts or transactions, there isn’t a widely accepted way to solve them automatically. Traditional legal systems aren’t built to handle disagreements that happen at the speed of machines on decentralized networks.
The Internet Court aims to fill that gap by creating a common framework for AI-powered dispute resolution. According to the Genlayer Foundation, which is leading the project, the protocol combines payment systems, escrow services and dispute resolution into a single interoperable layer that different AI ecosystems can access.
GenLayer Foundation CEO David Riudor said that autonomous commerce can’t grow without reliable ways to settle conflicts. As AI agents do more deals without humans watching, disagreements over contracts are bound to happen. A fast, neutral system for resolving these issues could help build trust in machine-to-machine business.
Another goal is to make different systems work better together. Right now, the AI ecosystem uses several new standards, like Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol, ERC-8004 for agent identity, and Google’s A2A framework for AI agent communication. These tools each solve part of the problem, but they don’t all work smoothly together yet.
Internet Court is live.@courtofinternet is a shared, open way for any two agents to run a deal from start to finish, with adjudication included.
Deals between agents finally have somewhere to be decided. https://t.co/NTDn96ys0D
— GenLayer (@GenLayer) July 10, 2026
GenLayer Labs CEO Albert Castellana said the Internet Court aims to bridge these gaps by offering a common service any AI agent can use for disputes. MetaMask is also adding technology with its Smart Accounts Kit, which supports delegated permissions and payment systems.
As AI use grows in finance and blockchain, projects like the Internet Court show the need for governance systems that can keep up with fast-moving autonomous technology.
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