Coinbase enables AI agents to pay businesses and execute crypto trades

Coinbase has introduced three products designed to support payments, trading and development across the emerging AI agent economy. The company said agent traffic exceeded human traffic on Base documentation pages for the first time last month, reflecting growing use of AI systems to access services and operate online. The new releases include support for agent payments through Coinbase Business, expanded trading capabilities within Coinbase for Agents and a new x402 software development kit from Coinbase Developer Platform. Coinbase Business users will be able to accept USDC payments directly from AI agents beginning this week. The feature is powered by Coinbase Payments and uses x402, an open payment standard created for automated payments across websites and online services. Businesses will not need to complete additional setup to accept agent payments. Coinbase said USDC transactions settle instantly and do not carry chargeback risk. The service also supports reusable payment links and automated buyer data collection for reconciliation and analytics. Coinbase also expanded Coinbase for Agents, its Model Context Protocol product launched last month, with new commands that allow A...