MetaMask launches Agent Wallet for AI on-chain trading

MetaMask, a widely used cryptocurrency wallet, has launched a new product called Agent Wallet, enabling artificial intelligence agents to autonomously execute on-chain transactions within user-defined limits. The product, which was introduced to a wider audience on Thursday, August 6, 2026, after an early-access phase in June, is designed for traders and developers who use AI to monitor markets and execute strategies.

The Agent Wallet is a self-custodial product that allows users to set specific rules, such as daily spending caps, approved protocols, and broader risk preferences, before an AI agent begins operating. This approach is intended to give users control while automating tasks like token swaps, perpetual futures trading, and liquidity provisioning across Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible networks and the Hyperliquid exchange.

A key feature of the wallet is its gas abstraction capability, which allows transaction fees to be paid using the asset being transferred rather than requiring users or AI agents to hold a network's native token, such as Ethereum. The wallet also includes two primary operating modes. Guard Mode, the default setting, pauses transactions that...