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7/20/2026
How I Gave My AI Agent a Crypto Wallet in 30 Minutes (And You Can Too)

How I Gave My AI Agent a Crypto Wallet in 30 Minutes (And You Can Too)

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A practical tutorial showing how to equip an AI agent with a crypto wallet in 30 minutes using a generated key pair, Coinbase CDP API, and $10 of USDC on Base. The agent can then receive payments, pay for APIs, and operate autonomously within spending limits. Includes security best practices like daily caps and separate wallets.

  • •Generate an Ethereum wallet for your AI agent using ethers.js
  • •Connect via Coinbase CDP CLI and MCP for 100+ blockchain tools
  • •Fund with $10 USDC on Base and set spending guardrails

Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.

#ai-agents#ai-tools#open-source
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