Coinbase unveils AI agent accounts that allow automated trading and spending on behalf of users. «Coinbase for Agents» is a novel platform enabling AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude to connect with users’ Coinbase accounts for cryptocurrency trading, data access, and ultimately, autonomous payments and purchases. — Coinbase announced on Wednesday the launch of «Coinbase for Agents,» a groundbreaking platform that facilitates AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to link with users’ Coinbase accounts, allowing them to trade cryptocurrencies, gather data, and eventually execute payments and purchases without user intervention. — The company is banking on the growth of «agentic commerce,» which combines AI agents with its x402 payments protocol and user-defined spending controls to facilitate automated financial transactions while ensuring security protocols are in place. Coinbase’s new product, Coinbase for Agents, permits artificial intelligence agents like ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude to directly interface with users’ Coinbase accounts and perform financial transactions on their behalf. The service, which became operational on Wednesday, allows AI agents to engage in cryptocurrency trading, access market data, pay for online services, and ultimately make purchases, all governed by user-defined spending limits and risk thresholds. Coinbase emphasized that the platform grants agents access to its sophisticated trading tools via natural language commands, enabling users to delegate tasks such as portfolio rebalancing and automated strategy execution. At the time of launch, agents are capable of trading in spot crypto and derivatives markets, with future plans to include equities and prediction markets. Furthermore, the company is incorporating support for x402, an open machine-to-machine payments protocol developed at Coinbase, which allows agents to make minor payments for services like premium research, data APIs, and computing resources without the need for subscriptions or manual checkout processes. Coinbase positioned the launch as a stride towards what it describes as «agentic commerce,» a future where AI systems increasingly manage financial and commercial transactions on behalf of users. The company referenced predictions indicating that autonomous agents could represent up to 20% of e-commerce activities by 2030. To mitigate security risks, Coinbase indicated that agents can function within isolated portfolios and will soon offer customizable features such as spending caps, trade limits, and service access restrictions.