MoonPay Launches Agents for AI Wallets and On-Chain Payments
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MoonPay has introduced MoonPay Agents, a non-custodial infrastructure layer that enables artificial intelligence systems to create wallets, hold digital assets, and conduct onchain transactions with stablecoins without human intervention once funded.
MoonPay described the product as permissionless and non-custodial. Founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright said AI agents can reason but require capital infrastructure to act economically.
Source: MoonPay
The launch targets a gap in current AI workflows, where systems typically analyze data or make recommendations while humans execute transactions. By pairing agents with programmable wallets, MoonPay aims to support automated payments and trading across blockchain applications and decentralized finance protocols.
The announcement comes amid rising interest from traditional financial institutions in stablecoin infrastructure and blockchain settlement. Bloomberg reported that Intercontinental Exchange, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, held early discussions about a potential investment in MoonPay, which is reportedly seeking to raise capital at a $5 billion valuation.
Agentic AI market projected at $236 billion
Research by the World Economic Forum estimates the global AI agents market could reach $236 billion by 2034, supported by the growth of “agentic commerce,” including AI-enabled shopping tools that saw increased use during recent holiday periods.
Corporate adoption is also expanding. A recent McKinsey survey found that nearly a quarter of companies are increasing their use of AI agents.
The use of agentic AI within organizations is growing. Source: McKinsey
For the crypto sector, greater AI-driven decision-making points to rising demand for digital payment rails. Industry participants expect stablecoins and blockchain networks to play a central role, particularly for cross-border and programmable transactions.
A CoinGecko report on AI agent payment infrastructure highlighted emerging standards such as Ethereum’s ERC-8004, which seeks to provide verifiable onchain identities for AI agents, and Coinbase’s x402, a protocol designed to enable automated stablecoin payments over the internet.
Some companies are already building toward this model. Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek recently unveiled ai.com, an AI-focused platform planning to introduce autonomous agents capable of performing tasks, including financial actions, on behalf of users.
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