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Coinbase Launches Tool That Lets AI Agents Trade Crypto and Make Payments for Users
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As tech and financial firms race to build an economy for AI agents, prominent crypto exchange Coinbase on Thursday launched Coinbase for Agents, a tool that lets AI systems trade cryptocurrencies, make payments, and manage portfolios on users' behalf.
Key facts
- On Wednesday, Mastercard introduced Agent Pay for Machines, a platform designed to support autonomous machine-to-machine payments across its network, backed by more than 30 partners, including
- Coinbase also introduced Coinbase Advisor, which it calls “an SEC- and CFTC-registered in-app financial advisor” that provides AI-powered recommendations and guidance directly within the Coinbase app
- Through the MCP integration, the product works with web-based AI platforms including ChatGPT and Claude, as well as other services that support the MCP standard, Murr said
- We've been experimenting and building toward this for years with agentic wallets, payment rails, [and] trading tools, but all from a developer-facing perspective," Lincoln Murr, head of AI product
Summary
Coinbase unveiled Coinbase for Agents, which connects AI agents directly to user accounts. The product allows agents to trade crypto, make payments, and manage portfolios within predefined guardrails. The launch follows a wave of products aimed at enabling AI-driven commerce and financial transactions. The rollout comes as companies across the technology, payments, and crypto industries race to build infrastructure for AI agents capable of conducting transactions in the real world.