Tier III Capstone · Government-Grade · Agent-Native

Ship a Working
AI Agent.
Earn Your NFT.

This is not a quiz. There is no multiple choice. You deploy an autonomous AI agent that executes real workflows — KYA-verified, x402-enabled, on-chain — across RWA, DeFi, or tokenized credential infrastructure. The agent IS the exam. The NFT IS the certificate. Government agencies, institutional employers, and Fortune 500 HR systems can verify your credential on-chain in under 3 seconds.

Assessment Type
Live Deployment
Credential Output
Soulbound NFT
Verification
On-Chain · 3s
TKNMINE AGENT RUNTIME · LIVE
$ tknmine agent init --kya --x402 --base-l2
✓ KYA identity verified: 0x4f3a...9c7b
✓ Agent scope registered on ONCHAINID
✓ x402 payment rail initialized (USDC/Base)
→ Connecting to live data mesh...
✓ RWA.xyz API: $26.7B–$39.7B distributed [verify current at rwa.xyz]
✓ SEC EDGAR API: connected
✓ DTCC Project Ion: handshake OK
✓ Hedera HTS mirror: connected
→ Pinecone RAG: 847,291 vectors loaded
→ Regulatory corpus: GENIUS Act, MiCA, SEC AI 2024
→ Mem0 memory: student context restored
$ tknmine agent deploy --project rwa-monitor
✓ Agent deployed: agent-2842.tknmine.base
✓ Compliance check: PASSED (all jurisdictions)
→ Minting proof-of-deployment NFT #2842...
✓ NFT minted: Base L2 · 1.8s · $0.02
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Choose Your Deployment Track
Six Capstone Domains
Students choose one domain. Tools, stack, and methodology are entirely their choice. The rubric evaluates output quality, agent autonomy, and live deployment — not which IDE they used.
01
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RWA Tokenization Agent
Build an autonomous agent that sources a real-world asset, structures the SPV, selects the token standard, runs a valuation model, and outputs a complete tokenization brief — end to end, without human intervention per step.
ERC-3643 SPV LangGraph Valuation
02
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Live RWA Market Dashboard
Vibe-code a production dashboard pulling live data from RWA.xyz, DeFiLlama, Messari, and on-chain sources. Must update in real time. Must include KYA-gated data views. Deploy to a public URL — that URL is submitted for grading.
Claude Code v0/Vercel Live APIs RWA.xyz
03
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Regulatory Compliance Agent
Deploy an agent that monitors SEC EDGAR, EUR-Lex, and Federal Register for rule changes affecting a target asset class. Agent must classify severity, map to affected token standards, and auto-generate compliance briefs on new filings.
SEC EDGAR API EUR-Lex GENIUS Act MiCA
04
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KYA Identity & Compliance System
Implement a full Know Your Agent system: agent identity registration on ONCHAINID, real-time compliance controls before transaction execution, multi-jurisdiction eligibility checks, and an audit trail published on-chain.
ONCHAINID ERC-3643 ERC-7715 KYA
05
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x402 Agentic Payment Rail
Build an agent that autonomously pays for live data APIs using x402 over Base L2 USDC. Agent must discover services on agentic.market (verified first-party only), negotiate payment, execute, and log every transaction on-chain with proof.
x402 Base L2 USDC agentic.market
06
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DTCC / Hedera Settlement Agent
Integrate with DTCC Project Ion-compatible infrastructure and Hedera HTS to simulate institutional settlement of a tokenized security. Must include T+0 settlement logic, counterparty KYA verification, and Hedera consensus log.
DTCC Hedera HTS T+0 Settlement
Autonomous Agent Architecture
The Production Pipeline
Every capstone agent must implement this pipeline. Orchestration pattern, agent identity, compliance controls, payment rail, and on-chain proof are non-negotiable. Tool choice is theirs.
Multi-Agent Orchestration Flow KYA Required
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KYA IDENTITY
ONCHAINID · ERC-7715
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COMPLIANCE CHECK
Jurisdiction · AML · Scope
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DATA MESH
Live APIs · RAG · Pinecone
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ORCHESTRATOR
LangGraph · CrewAI
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x402 EXECUTION
USDC · Base L2
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OUTPUT + AUDIT
On-chain log · IPFS
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NFT MINT
Proof of Deployment
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Know Your Agent (KYA) — Identity Standards
Every agent deployed in this capstone must carry a verifiable on-chain identity. KYA is the agent equivalent of KYC — without it, no transaction may execute on any payment rail, stablecoin, or tokenized credential system.
check_circleAgent registered on ONCHAINID with creator wallet binding
check_circleCapability scope defined: what the agent can and cannot do
check_circleSpending limits set: max tx value per execution per day
check_circleJurisdiction constraints: agent knows where it can legally operate
check_circleERC-7715 authorization: wallet grants agent specific permissions
check_circleReal-time compliance controls before every transaction
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x402 Payment Protocol — Agentic Rails
x402 is Coinbase's machine-readable HTTP payment protocol for AI agents. When an agent hits a paywall (data API, service call, agentic.market integration), x402 handles the negotiation and USDC settlement autonomously — no human approval required.
check_circleHTTP 402 response → agent reads payment requirements
check_circleAgent authorizes USDC payment on Base L2 via ERC-7715
check_circleSettlement: sub-2 second, sub-cent cost on Base
check_circleagentic.market: verified first-party service discovery only
check_circleEvery payment logged on-chain with tx hash
check_circleFiat rail compatibility: Circle CCTP for cross-chain USDC
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DTCC + Hedera — Institutional Settlement
TKNMINE agents are architected for compatibility with DTCC Project Ion (tokenized securities settlement) and Hedera HTS (Hashgraph Token Service). This is where the RWA market actually clears and settles at institutional scale.
check_circleDTCC Project Ion: T+0 settlement for tokenized securities
check_circleHedera HTS: 10,000 TPS, $0.001 per transaction
check_circleHedera consensus: tamper-proof audit log for all agent actions
check_circleXRP Ledger: cross-border settlement for non-US rails
check_circleUphold API: fiat off-ramp for tokenized asset proceeds
check_circleCoinbase Prime: institutional custody integration
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Decentralized Infrastructure Layer
AI inference at scale destroys traditional storage and compute infrastructure. TKNMINE's agent infrastructure uses decentralized compute and storage — purpose-built for high-throughput agentic workloads with sub-100ms latency targets.
check_circleCompute: Akash Network / Hyperbolic for decentralized inference
check_circleStorage: Filecoin + IPFS — no single point of failure
check_circleEdge: Cloudflare Workers AI — inference at 300+ PoPs globally
check_circleCache: Upstash Redis serverless — <5ms global latency
check_circleVector: Pinecone Serverless — auto-scales, zero provisioning
check_circleMessaging: XMTP — agent-to-agent encrypted communication
Live Data Infrastructure
Continuously Current. Never Stale.
Every data source below is live-connected. Stewart and all student agents draw from this mesh — not from training weights. Regulatory changes, market moves, and on-chain events are reflected within minutes, not months.
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RWA.xyz
Total on-chain RWA, protocol TVL, tokenized treasury yields, private credit data
Live · 5min refresh
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SEC EDGAR
Full-text regulatory filings, no-action letters, enforcement actions, rule proposals
Live · webhook
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EUR-Lex API
MiCA updates, EU AI Act amendments, ESMA guidance, EBA technical standards
Live · daily sync
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DTCC API
Project Ion settlement data, NSCC/DTC trade data, clearing fund balances
Live · T+0
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Hedera Mirror
HTS token data, consensus service logs, HBAR market data, network TPS
Live · 3s blocks
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DeFiLlama
Protocol TVL across 200+ chains, yield rankings, stablecoin market caps
Live · 1hr refresh
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Base / Basescan
TKNMINE NFT mint data, contract events, wallet activity, gas analytics
Live · 2s blocks
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Messari API
Institutional RWA research, token metrics, fundraising data, protocol governance
Live · 15min
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Federal Register API
GENIUS Act updates, FinCEN rules, OCC guidance, Treasury digital asset policy
Live · daily
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XRP Ledger
Cross-border settlement data, DEX liquidity, XRPL AMM pools, CBDCs on ledger
Live · 3-5s
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Uphold API
Fiat conversion rates, multi-asset wallet data, cross-border transfer rails
Live · real-time
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Coinbase Prime
Institutional custody, staking data, BASE network stats, USDC treasury data
Q2 2026
Full Curriculum
Institute of Digital Finance — Course Catalog
Not an AI course. Not a crypto course. An AI-infrastructure-infused RWA, blockchain, and workflow integration program — the first of its kind globally. Designed for government agencies, institutional professionals, and enterprise teams.
#ModuleTierDurationStatus
01
RWA Foundations — Asset Origination & Legal Wrapping
SPV structures, legal wrappers, asset classes, jurisdiction mapping
Tier I 6 hours Live
02
Token Engineering — ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-3643, ERC-1400
Standard selection, compliance architecture, transfer restrictions, ONCHAINID
Tier I 8 hours Live
03
Regulatory Navigation — MiCA, GENIUS Act, SEC AI Guidance
2025 enforcement landscape, cross-border compliance, attorney-AI collaboration
Tier II 10 hours Live
04
DeFi Protocol Architecture — AMMs, Lending, Yield Optimization
Uniswap v4, Aave v3, institutional DeFi, TVL analysis, risk frameworks
Tier II 9 hours Live
05
LLM API Integration & RAG Pipeline Construction
Anthropic/OpenAI APIs, Pinecone, chunking strategy, embedding models, latency optimization
Tier II 12 hours Live
06
ML/AI for Finance — Time Series, Anomaly Detection, Credit Scoring
Forecasting tokenized yields, on-chain fraud detection, AI-driven credit models
Tier II 14 hours Q2 2026
07
Agentic Workflow Design — LangGraph, CrewAI, MCP
Multi-agent orchestration, tool calling, memory systems, agent-to-agent communication (XMTP)
Tier III 16 hours Live
08
KYA Identity Standards & Real-Time Compliance Controls
Agent identity, ERC-7715, ONCHAINID for agents, pre-transaction compliance, jurisdiction logic
Tier III 10 hours Live
09
x402 Payment Rails & agentic.market Integration
HTTP 402 protocol, USDC autonomous payments, verified service discovery, Base L2 execution
Tier III 8 hours Live
10
DTCC, Hedera & Institutional Settlement Infrastructure
Project Ion, HTS, T+0 settlement, XRP cross-border rails, Coinbase Prime custody
Tier III 12 hours Q2 2026
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Decentralized AI Infrastructure — Compute, Storage, Edge
Akash, Hyperbolic, Filecoin, Cloudflare Workers AI, Upstash Redis, latency engineering
Tier III 10 hours Q3 2026
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CAPSTONE — Deploy Your Agent · Earn Your NFT
Live agent deployment, KYA verification, on-chain proof, NFT certificate issuance. Tool choice: student's decision.
Capstone 72 hours Live
Infrastructure Integrations
What Students Actually Build With
Not simulations. Not sandboxes. Students connect to production-grade infrastructure — the same systems used by BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Fidelity. Latency targets and throughput specs are real.
Live
Base L2 — Primary Execution Layer
Coinbase's Ethereum L2. All agent transactions, NFT mints, and credential verifications settle here. Sub-cent cost, 2-second finality, full EVM compatibility.
Finality~2 seconds
Gas per mint~$0.02
TPS2,000+ (current)
L1 SecurityEthereum
Live
Hedera Hashgraph — Institutional Consensus
Hedera Token Service and Consensus Service for institutional-grade audit logs. Governed by DTCC, IBM, Google, and other Global Governing Council members.
TPS10,000+
Finality3-5 seconds
Tx cost$0.001
Governance39 Council Members
Live
Thirdweb Engine — NFT Minting Infrastructure
Managed smart contract infrastructure for certificate minting. Audited contracts, gasless transactions for students, webhook support for real-time mint events.
Contract auditOpenZeppelin
GaslessSupported
Networks700+
WebhooksReal-time
Live
Pinecone Serverless — Vector Intelligence
Production vector database for all RAG operations. Regulatory corpus, curriculum embeddings, and live market data indexed for sub-50ms retrieval at any scale.
Query latency<50ms p99
Vectors indexed847,291
ScaleServerless
RefreshDaily + webhook
Q2 2026
x402 + agentic.market — Payment Discovery
x402 HTTP payment protocol for autonomous agent payments. agentic.market verified-first-party service filtering — agents only discover and pay for trusted integrations.
RailUSDC / Base L2
Settlement<2 seconds
DiscoveryVerified first-party
ProtocolHTTP 402 / CAIP-25
Q3 2026
Akash + Cloudflare Workers AI — Decentralized Inference
Decentralized GPU compute via Akash Network. Edge inference via Cloudflare Workers AI at 300+ global PoPs. Eliminates latency spikes from centralized AI infrastructure under agentic load.
Edge latency<50ms globally
GPU nodesAkash marketplace
PoPs300+
Cost reduction~60-80% vs cloud
Assessment Framework
How Capstone Projects Are Graded
Reviewed by TKNMINE faculty and one external institutional reviewer (Deloitte, Hedera, or DTCC partner network). No partial credit on MUST requirements — they are binary pass/fail.
CriterionWeightDescriptionType
KYA Identity Implemented 20% Agent has verifiable on-chain identity, scope, and spending limits MUST
Live Data Integration 15% Agent pulls from at least 2 live API sources, not static/mocked data MUST
Autonomous Execution 15% Agent completes at least one workflow end-to-end without human intervention MUST
On-Chain Proof 15% Deployment tx hash submitted. Audit log on-chain or IPFS-pinned MUST
Compliance Controls 10% Agent checks compliance before executing any transaction MUST
Technical Architecture 10% Code quality, documentation, system design diagram SHOULD
x402 or Institutional Rail 10% Agent uses x402, DTCC-compatible, or Hedera consensus in workflow SHOULD
Institutional Use Case Quality 5% Would this solve a real problem at BlackRock, DTCC, or a government agency? SHOULD
Ready to Prove Your Prowess?
This is the capstone that separates practitioners from professionals. When you mint this NFT, you're not submitting a quiz score — you're publishing proof that you can architect, deploy, and operate autonomous AI agents on institutional-grade infrastructure. Government agencies, enterprise HR systems, and institutional hiring teams can verify this credential on-chain in 3 seconds. No resume needed. The chain doesn't lie.