Coinbase for Agents lets AI assistants trade crypto and move money
Coinbase Global Inc. today launched Coinbase for Agents, a standalone tool that lets artificial intelligence agents trade cryptocurrency, pay for services and operate with financial autonomy directly from assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT.
The product is not a feature inside the Coinbase app but a separate account built for agents. Users connect an existing Coinbase account, set spending limits and the agent can begin transacting on their behalf. Coinbase is pitching it as potentially the only account an agent will ever need.
Coinbase for Agents builds on work the company started in 2024 with AgentKit, which gave developers the ability to put wallets in the hands of agents. It later added Coinbase Advisor, an AI agent inside the Coinbase app offering recommendations and execution. The new tool extends that approach to third-party agents people already use.
At launch, an agent can trade crypto spot markets and derivatives, operating either from an isolated portfolio or from the user’s main account balance. Coinbase said it will add equities, prediction markets and other asset classes available on its platform over time. The trading capability draws on Coinbase Advanced, the company’s professional-grade service, accessible through natural language rather than manual execution.
