Catenaa, Tuesday, February 17, 2026- Coinbase on Wednesday introduced Agentic Wallets, a new wallet infrastructure designed to allow autonomous artificial intelligence agents to hold funds and transact onchain without direct human intervention.
The tool enables AI agents to send payments, trade tokens, earn yield and manage digital assets while operating within preset permissions and spending limits.
Coinbase said the system includes built-in security controls to prevent misuse and ensure private keys remain secured within its infrastructure.
Agentic Wallets builds on Coinbase’s x402 protocol, an open-source payments standard designed to support automated crypto transactions across the internet.
The protocol has processed more than 50 million transactions since its launch last year. Coinbase said the new wallet system also expands on its earlier AgentKit framework, which allowed developers to embed wallets during agent creation.
Initially, Agentic Wallets will support Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible chains and Solana.
The company said it will also enable gasless transactions on Base, the Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase.
The platform includes programmable spending caps, session limits and transaction controls. A command-line interface allows users to monitor agent activity, fund wallets and deploy additional capabilities.
Coinbase said the release reflects growing demand for AI systems capable of executing financial actions rather than simply generating responses.
The company has partnered with other technology firms through the x402 Foundation to promote broader adoption of autonomous payment infrastructure.
