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By Jean-Luc Maracon
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AiFi: What Coinbase is Really Building. Armstrong doesn't just criticize. He presents a concrete plan: "Agentic Finance," which he also…
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The Problems No One Really Wants to Face. Except that the current infrastructure is not at all designed for this.
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Brian Armstrong is clear. The CEO of Coinbase doesn't want the crypto sector to abandon blockchain in favor of chasing AI.
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Because yes, it's really happening. Digital asset companies are pivoting towards AI, reallocating their resources, changing their narrative.
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Two central components in this system: the x402 protocol and the Base blockchain, developed by Coinbase. The x402 protocol manages automated payments between software.
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Coinbase has already launched accounts for software agents. Through the x402 protocol, Coinbase Business users can now accept automated payments.
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Except that the current infrastructure is not at all designed for this. Existing financial systems do not handle instant exchanges between machines at very high frequency well.
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See also: Dango ceases trading activities and its Layer 1 blockchain facing 17 crypto failures in 2026
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And there's an even more fundamental problem: security. Allowing an unverified software to directly control financial assets is risky. Very risky.
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There is also the question of the reputation and memory of the agents. An AI agent managing financial transactions must have a reliable, traceable history.
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No clear solution on this yet. No details on how Coinbase plans to specifically address this.
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Armstrong is still pushing. Coinbase is building, deploying, testing. The platform already partially exists — the accounts for agents, the x402 protocol, the USDC integration.
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On the same topic: Triple-A absorbs a $11.8M loss after a security breach, client funds are protected
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The debate in the sector is intense. On one side, companies riding the AI wave as a marketing trend.
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See also: Coinbase Bets $15 Million on Bitcoins Quantum-Resistant Future
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