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What are AI agents in crypto?
AI agents are software programs that use artificial intelligence to carry out tasks or make their own decisions. In crypto, the term means agents that control their own wallet and can send transactions, use smart contracts and pay for services on a blockchain.
What it means for you
An agent with a wallet can move money without a person approving each step, so a mistake, a bad instruction or a compromised agent can lose funds quickly. ethereum.org calls the tools early and very experimental.
How it works
ethereum.org describes AI agents as software that uses artificial intelligence to perform tasks or make its own decisions. On Ethereum they can execute transactions, interact with smart contracts, provide liquidity and work across protocols, and because they control their own wallets they can hire other agents or people for specialised tasks. It warns that AI agents and the related tools are still early in development and very experimental.
Source: ethereum.org: AI agents · checked 5 October 2026
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