Coinbase has introduced a new feature called Coinbase for Agents. It allows AI programs to connect to user accounts and make trades, send payments, and handle other financial tasks, all with user-defined limits.
Coinbase announced a new feature called Coinbase Advisor, which offers personalized financial advice and recommendations directly within the app – no extra setup is needed. Importantly, Coinbase Advisor is officially registered as an investment advisor with the SEC and as a commodity trading advisor with the NFA.
AI Agents Gain Direct Access to Coinbase Accounts
This product is available in two versions. One version, called the MCP, works with online tools like ChatGPT and the Claude web interface. The other, a CLI, is designed for use in coding environments like Claude Code. Coinbase explains that the MCP is easy to set up with just one login, while the CLI uses fewer resources and allows for more detailed adjustments.
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Introducing Coinbase for Agents! Now you can give your agent its own account to independently trade, manage investments, and access data/research tools (with payment options via x402 launching next week). This marks the arrival of agentic finance, all powered by Coinbase.
— Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) June 11, 2026
Financial professionals can adjust investment portfolios to match desired asset distributions, set up buy orders at specific prices, and automate regular investments. They can also track uninvested funds and access enhanced market data for a fee.
Each agent works within a secure, limited account, unable to see a user’s complete investment portfolio. Future updates will include limits on how much can be traded and spent.
Coinbase explained it’s like giving someone a gift card instead of direct access to your money. You set the spending limits, and the agent operates within those boundaries.
Payments processed within the product are subject to the same security checks and fraud prevention measures as all other transactions on the platform.
Expansion Plans Reach Stocks and Prediction Markets
From the start, you can trade cryptocurrencies directly on the platform, as well as use crypto-based derivatives. Coinbase also intends to add trading options for traditional assets like stocks, mutual funds, prediction markets, and commodities in the future.
This launch expands on previous work, including AgentKit – which debuted in 2024 and allows agents to manage wallets – and the x402 payments protocol released last year.
Other companies are following suit. In May, Sygnum, a Swiss bank, completed the first transaction using an AI agent that was authorized by Swiss regulations. Also that month, Anchorage Digital launched Agentic Banking.
Coinbase calls these new features the first step towards a complete set of tools that act on users’ behalf. Whether regular investors will embrace this type of automated trading, beyond just those who are already excited about it, remains to be seen in the coming months.
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2026-06-12 09:49