Crypto exchange Coinbase today introduced a new tool designed to connect artificial intelligence systems directly with crypto wallets and decentralized finance applications on its Ethereum layer-2 network, Base.
The company announced the tool in an X post. The product, called Base MCP, allows users to connect AI platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and the coding platform Cursor to Base accounts using natural language prompts.
The launch marks Coinbase’s latest effort to merge AI systems with blockchain-based financial infrastructure, as technology companies increasingly explore how AI agents could execute financial tasks on behalf of users.
AI agents can execute crypto tasks
According to an official blog post, Base MCP is built around the Model Context Protocol, or MCP, a standard introduced by Anthropic in 2024 that enables AI systems to interact with external tools and applications more easily.
Through the integration, users can ask AI agents to send funds, swap tokens, monitor balances, review wallet history, and interact with decentralized finance protocols directly from a chat interface.
According to Coinbase, transactions are not executed automatically. Instead, the AI agent generates a request that users must manually approve through their Base Account before any funds move onchain. The company said the system is designed so private keys remain outside the MCP server, with transaction requests stored as pending approvals until confirmed by the user.
DeFi platforms integrated at launch
The tool launches with integrations across several decentralized finance and trading applications already operating on Base. Supported plugins initially include Uniswap for token swaps and liquidity management, Morpho and Moonwell for lending markets, and Aerodrome for liquidity pools and swaps.
The platform also includes integrations with perpetuals trading protocol Avantis and token discovery tools tied to agent-focused crypto projects. Coinbase said developers can also build custom plugins that allow AI systems to interact with additional protocols and applications across the Base ecosystem.
The launch comes as Coinbase and other financial technology firms increase investments in AI-enabled financial services and automated digital commerce tools. The broader effort reflects a growing industry push toward “agentic” software systems capable of carrying out financial and operational tasks through conversational interfaces.
Security and oversight remain central
Coinbase emphasized that Base MCP is structured around user-controlled approvals rather than autonomous transactions. Every transaction proposed by an AI agent requires review through a separate approval window showing expected asset changes before execution.
The company also argued that generating transactions locally through AI interfaces could reduce some risks associated with web-based crypto applications, including phishing attacks and malicious domain impersonation.
Still, the rollout highlights ongoing questions around how AI-driven financial systems will handle authentication, transaction security, and compliance as blockchain and AI technologies become increasingly interconnected.
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