Coinbase unveils tool for AI agents like Claude and Gemini to access crypto wallets
Coinbase launched Payments MCP, a tool enabling AI models like Claude and Gemini to access blockchain wallets and execute crypto transactions.Summary
Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, has introduced Payments MCP (Model Context Protocol), a new system designed to allow AI agents, including Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini, to interact with the blockchain economy. This tool enables large language models to access crypto wallets and perform transactions using natural language, extending the vision of the x402 Foundation, an initiative backed by Coinbase and Cloudflare to standardize AI payments. According to Coinbase developers, crypto rails, especially stablecoins, offer ideal payment infrastructure for agentic commerce because they operate at code speed and integrate seamlessly with APIs. Payments MCP can be run locally, requires minimal user input, and bridges the gap between widely used LLMs and decentralized finance protocols.
(Source：The Block)