Coinbase has introduced Agentic Wallets, dedicated crypto wallets for AI agents that can act on their own without human intervention.
With these wallets, AI can trade, manage portfolios, and monitor profit opportunities 24/7, all automatically.
Users only need to set rules and permissions, and AI agents will make decisions at any time, including while we sleep.
The wallet is built on AgentKit and uses the x402 protocol, allowing AI to purchase data access, pay for storage, and conduct autonomous transactions.
AI agents can also operate on the Ethereum Base network and now also support the Bitcoin Lightning Network through new tools from Lightning Labs.
In addition to Coinbase, Crypto.com launched ai.com for AI agents to handle everyday tasks like emails, meetings, or shopping, while Google introduced its own AI transaction protocol.
Crypto leaders predict that within a few years, millions of AI agents will handle payments and investments using crypto, making AI an always-on personal ‘financial assistant’.
