Coinbase launches agent accounts for AI trading, payments and portfolio automation

Coinbase has launched Coinbase for Agents, a platform that gives AI agents direct access to user accounts so they can analyze positions, execute trading strategies, rebalance portfolios and pay for services within limits set by the user. The company said the product is now live and lets users create separate accounts for AI agents to automate trading and asset management under permission and risk-control rules. The platform connects with AI assistants including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude through a Model Context Protocol integration for web-based tools, while a separate command-line interface supports terminal-based environments such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and Hermes Agent. Agents operate through Coinbase Advanced and can trade across Coinbase’s spot crypto and derivatives markets at launch, with equities and prediction markets planned later. On payments, the system uses x402, an open protocol Coinbase developed with AWS, Anthropic, Circle and Near, and Coinbase said in the coming weeks x402 will enable USDC-balance payments inside Coinbase for Agents. The company also plans a system update on June 16 to expand payments and agent capabilities. Coinbase has said agents can be confined to isolated portfolios with spending caps, trade limits and service restrictions, a focus that comes as security risks around autonomous crypto tools remain elevated and the broader AI agent market expands.