Agentic Wallets expand Coinbase's AgentKit framework, introduced in November 2024. AgentKit enabled developers to embed wallets into agents. The agents transact via Coinbase's x402, a payments protocol built for autonomous AI use cases that has already processed 50 million transactions.
Through x402, agents acquire API keys, purchase compute, access premium data streams, and pay for storage autonomously. This creates self-sustaining machine economies, the programmers stated.
Reppel and Nickerson said agents can operate on Base, the Ethereum
layer-2 network. Agents will manage positions and execute strategies wherever opportunities exist. Users can set controls and permissions allowing agents to monitor yields across protocols, execute trades on Base, and manage liquidity positions 24/7.
Lightning Labs released a toolset on Wednesday that enables AI agents to transact on the Bitcoin Lightning Network using the L402 protocol standard. The agents can run a Lightning node and manage a Lightning wallet containing native Bitcoin without accessing private keys.
Crypto(dot)com CEO Kris Marszalek launched ai(dot)com on Monday, a platform letting users create personal AI agents to perform everyday tasks. The agents can manage emails, schedule meetings, cancel subscriptions, carry out shopping tasks, and plan trips, Marszalek said.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicted in January that billions of AI agents will transact with crypto and
stablecoins for everyday payments within three to five years. He expects agents to handle routine transactions on behalf of users.
Google introduced the Universal Commerce Protocol on Jan. 11 to power agentic commerce. The protocol uses Agent Payment Protocol 2 to facilitate transfers on behalf of users, with Google Pay serving as the default payment handler for U.S. dollar transactions.
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