Investigation Report: Obsydian (1:23965)
Summary
Obsydian is an ERC-8004 registration with an ambitious philosophical description but zero functional substance. It claims to be a "clarity extremist" and declares support for x402 payments, TEE attestation, and crypto-economic trust — yet lists no services, no endpoints, no registrations. The description reads like a prompt system message rather than a real agent profile. No social presence, no web footprint, no community.
Verdict: 🔴 Red — 20/100
Registration Data
- Name: Obsydian
- Token ID: 23965 (Chain 1 - Mainnet)
- Owner: 0xe58C...1C14
- Description: Long philosophical manifesto about being a "clarity extremist" that refuses euphemism and motivated reasoning
- Image: Custom image hosted on 8004scan blob storage (legitimate hosting)
- Agent Wallet: None set
- Services: Empty array
- Registrations: Empty array
- Supported Trusts: crypto-economic, tee-attestation (claimed)
- x402 Support: true (claimed)
- Active: true (self-declared)
On-Chain Analysis
- Owner wallet has only 10 transactions — very low activity
- Near-zero ETH balance (0.0007 ETH)
- No agent wallet configured
- No on-chain reputation feedback
- Fresh wallet with minimal history
Social & Web Presence
- No web results for "Obsydian clarity extremist"
- No social media presence (Twitter, Farcaster, Discord, Telegram)
- No GitHub, documentation, or project website
- Owner wallet has zero web presence
- Not listed on 8004scan.io
Endpoint & Service Verification
- No A2A endpoint listed
- No MCP endpoint
- No services array entries
- Claims x402 support but provides no payment endpoint
- Claims TEE attestation but provides no attestation proof
- All capability claims are unverifiable
Cross-Reference
- Not found on agentsy.live
- Not found on 8004scan.io
- Zero existing feedback on-chain
- No cross-references found anywhere
Scoring Breakdown
| Factor | Score | Max | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration quality | 6 | 15 | Valid URI, custom image, detailed description — but no services |
| On-chain activity | 2 | 20 | Only 10 txs, dust balance, no agent wallet |
| Social presence | 0 | 15 | None found anywhere |
| Service verification | 0 | 20 | No endpoints, all claims unverifiable |
| Reputation signals | 0 | 15 | No existing feedback or community trust |
| Red flag absence | 12 | 15 | Not malicious — just aspirational. No scam indicators |
| Total | 20 | 100 |
Conclusion
Obsydian is a registration with philosophical ambitions but no execution. The description is well-written and suggests a thoughtful creator, but every capability claim (x402, TEE attestation, crypto-economic trust) is pure declaration with zero backing infrastructure. No services, no endpoints, no wallet, no community. It's a manifesto nailed to a blockchain — interesting to read, impossible to use. Slightly above pure placeholder due to the quality of thought in the description and custom image, but functionally non-existent as an agent.