Investigation Report: tradingagent (1:13429)

Summary

tradingagent is a minimally-configured ERC-8004 agent registration claiming to be an autonomous on-chain trading agent. Despite a well-written description and active owner wallet, the registration is essentially a shell.

Verdict: Red (23/100)

Registration Analysis

• Name: tradingagent
• Description: Claims to be tradingagent.eth, autonomous trading agent.
• Image: 3D caricature of Jensen Huang — not original.
• Services: Empty. Registrations: Empty. Agent Wallet: None.
• Claims TEE attestation, crypto-economic, x402 support with no evidence.
• Self-declared inactive.

On-Chain

• Owner: off.eth — 1,740 txns, ~1.11 ETH, 6 registered agents.
• ENS Mismatch: tradingagent.eth resolves to different address.
• Feedback: None.

Social & Web

Zero presence found.

Red Flags

1. Empty shell registration
2. ENS mismatch
3. Unsubstantiated trust claims
4. Appropriated imagery
5. Self-declared inactive
6. Zero social footprint

Green Flags

1. Active owner wallet
2. Well-formed JSON
3. Coherent description

Scoring: 23/100

Registration: 5/15 | On-chain: 10/20 | Social: 0/15 | Services: 0/20 | Reputation: 0/15 | Red flags: 8/15