Coinbase Drops an AI Agent That Trades Crypto For You
Coinbase's new AI agent can autonomously execute trades and purchase premium research on users' behalf.
Coinbase just launched an AI agent capable of executing cryptocurrency trades and paying for premium research — all without human intervention. Users can either hand it the keys to their main account or let it operate in a sandboxed environment.
The move comes as AI agent traffic reportedly surpasses human traffic on the internet. That stat alone explains why finance and commerce companies are scrambling to build agent-friendly infrastructure.
Coinbase is essentially betting that the next wave of trading volume won't come from humans tapping screens — it'll come from autonomous agents making decisions at machine speed. The dual-access model is smart: power users go all-in, cautious users keep the agent on a leash.
It's a significant step toward AI-native financial services, where bots don't just advise — they act.