Key Highlights
- MoonPay acquired Dawn Labs to expand its AI-powered crypto trading infrastructure.
- The firm launched Dawn CLI, which allows users to create and run trading strategies using simple English instead of coding.
- The platform is initially focused on prediction markets like Polymarket and plans to expand into more trading platforms.
MoonPay, a crypto payments company, has acquired Dawn Labs, a research startup that builds AI tools for trading, as part of its move into AI-powered crypto infrastructure.
The announcement was made on Monday alongside the launch of a new AI-native trading tool, Dawn CLI, which is built to help users create and run trading strategies using simple language.
According to the announcement, Dawn CLI is designed to simplify trading by allowing users to describe a strategy in plain English instead of writing code or using complex trading software. The system converts those instructions into trading codes, tests the strategy, and then executes the trades automatically.
“You describe what you want in plain English, and the system handles the code and execution,” said Neeraj Prasad, founder of Dawn Labs and Chief Engineer of MoonPay Labs. Dawn Labs said the idea is to remove the need for deep technical or trading knowledge.
How the trading system works
The platform is initially focused on prediction markets, an area that is growing fast, especially through well performing platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. These platforms allow users to bet on real-world events like elections, sports results, economic changes, or global news.
Prasad explained that this is the reason why their segment was chosen and that Dawn CLI is built to handle the full trading process.
First, it begins with a user idea. Then it searches for market information and helps understand the idea better. After that, it builds trading code, tests it using simulations, and finally runs the trades automatically. The platform is initially launching with support for Polymarket, with plans to expand into other markets and asset types over time.
AI shift in crypto finance
The acquisition reflects a wider shift in crypto toward AI-driven financial systems. Several companies, including Coinbase, Alchemy Pay, Google, and OKX, have begun building tools that allow AI agents to interact directly with money, trading systems, and payment networks. This includes recent developments such as payment tools, trading systems, and crypto infrastructure that works with AI agents.
MoonPay said the integration of Dawn Labs fits into its long-term plan for building a full financial system powered by both humans and AI.
“We’ve been building MoonPay around four pillars: fund, tokenize, trade, and spend,” said Prasad. “Our agentic products put that same stack in the hands of AI agents. Each one makes it easier for both humans and agents to move value.”
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