Coinbase launches tool to let AI agents manage trading and payments

Coinbase has opened the door for artificial intelligence systems to operate independently in cryptocurrency markets, launching a tool that lets AI agents execute trades and process payments without human intervention—a development that promises to accelerate crypto adoption while raising thorny questions about who bears responsibility when algorithms go rogue. The move signals a pivotal moment where two of tech's most controversial domains, AI and digital assets, are merging into a potentially more powerful and less predictable force. That Coinbase, the industry's most heavily regulated player, is making this bet suggests the era of autonomous AI managing real financial assets is no longer theoretical.

CNBC·3d ago