Coinbase introduced Coinbase for Agents, a service that allows AI agents to connect to users' accounts to automate trading, payments, and other transactions within specified limits. The solution supports integration via the MCP protocol (for ChatGPT and Claude) and the developer command-line interface. Agents can manage both a primary account and an isolated portfolio, from rebalancing assets to setting up automated purchases and issuing limit orders.

At the start, the service supports spot and derivatives trading, and in the future, Coinbase plans to add stocks, index funds, commodities, and forecast markets. Security is provided by automatic transaction control and monitoring: AI agent only accesses transactions that the user has explicitly allowed, with the ability to set precise limits on deal size and total costs.

In parallel with the launch of the agent platform, Coinbase integrated into its "Advisor" (Coinbase Advisor) application - a built-in AI assistant for investment advice that is officially registered with the SEC and the CFTC. These steps continue the exchange’s strategy to build infrastructure for AI: earlier this year, developers of the x402 protocol supported by Coinbase had already launched a marketing platform for AI agents.