Coinbase has introduced a new crypto wallet infrastructure designed specifically for AI agents, enabling autonomous programs to spend, earn and trade digital assets without direct human intervention. The feature, called Agentic Wallets, expands the capabilities of AI-driven systems beyond advisory roles into active financial execution.
Agentic Wallets Enable 24/7 AI-Driven Crypto Transactions
According to Coinbase developers, the new wallet system allows AI agents to monitor decentralized finance positions, rebalance portfolios and execute trades automatically based on pre-set permissions. Users can define controls that authorize agents to manage liquidity strategies at any time, including outside normal trading hours.
The wallets operate through Coinbase’s existing AgentKit framework, introduced in late 2024, which allows developers to embed crypto wallets directly into AI applications. Transactions are powered by x402, a payments protocol built for autonomous AI use cases. The company reports that x402 has already processed approximately 50 million transactions.
AI agents using the system can function on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, executing strategies and adjusting positions across decentralized protocols as opportunities arise.
Growing Momentum for AI and Crypto Integration
The launch comes amid broader industry efforts to integrate artificial intelligence with blockchain infrastructure. Lightning Labs recently introduced tools enabling AI agents to transact over Bitcoin’s Lightning Network using the L402 standard.
Industry executives have increasingly predicted that crypto will serve as the native payment rail for AI agents, with use cases ranging from automated commerce to machine-to-machine payments.
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