Coinbase Launches AI Payment Tool: Let AIs Like Claude and Gemini Use Crypto Wallets Directly

Coinbase announced the launch of a new tool, Payments MCP, which allows large language models (such as Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini) to directly access blockchain wallets and conduct crypto transactions. Launched on the Coinbase Developer Platform, the tool runs locally, is easy to use, and can be customized to meet AI needs. This initiative follows the launch of the x402 Foundation, backed by Coinbase and Cloudflare, to promote standardization of AI payments and enable direct connections between AI and decentralized finance. Payments MCP uses a natural language interface to enable AI to use wallets, channels, and stablecoin payments like humans, accelerating AI's ability to operate autonomously within the financial system.