Ant Digital Technologies Announces Agentic Contract for Jovay Layer-2 Blockchain

CTO Yan Ying unveiled the initiative at the 2025 Inclusion·Bund Conference, describing a shift from rule-based smart contracts to autonomous, environment-aware, dynamically decision-making systems to advance global value networks.

Summary

On Sept. 11 at the 2025 Inclusion·Bund Conference, Ant Digital Technologies CTO Yan Ying announced the launch of an Agentic Contract, to be natively deployed on the company’s next-generation Jovay Layer-2 blockchain. The company describes it as a fundamental upgrade of smart contracts—from rule-based automation to autonomous, environment-aware, dynamically decision-making systems—aimed at advancing global value networks.

Terms & Concepts
  • Agentic Contract: As described by Ant Digital Technologies, a smart contract upgrade enabling autonomous, environment-aware, dynamically decision-making behavior to advance global value networks.
  • Jovay Layer-2 blockchain: Ant Digital Technologies’ next-generation Layer-2 blockchain where the Agentic Contract will be natively deployed.
  • Smart contracts: In this context, rule-based automation that the Agentic Contract seeks to upgrade toward autonomous decision-making.