Coinbase Payments Update Enables AI Agents to Transact Directly
kleffew94 · x · 2026-08-12
Coinbase Payments announced a major update to its payment suite, officially enabling AI agents to make payments directly.
Merchants can now accept payments from AI agents without altering their existing checkout flows or reports. The update also includes support for USDT with no exchange rate risk and introduces new payment models on Coinbase Business.
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