Coinbase’s Agent Controls announcement graphic. Source: Coinbase.
Coinbase said Wednesday it is rolling out trade-size limits, 24-hour volume caps and an automatic stop feature for AI-agent trading, adding account-level controls intended to limit how automated tools can trade.
The new features are part of Coinbase for Agents, a service that connects research and trading to AI tools. In its November 11 announcement, the company said the controls run on Coinbase’s servers rather than inside the AI agent, and that agents cannot change them on their own.
Users can set a maximum dollar amount for each trade and a cap on the total amount traded over 24 hours. Coinbase said trades exceeding a configured volume limit will not go through.
The auto-stop feature uses a user-selected percentage-loss threshold for a portfolio. If that threshold is crossed, the agent stops placing trades until the user turns trading back on in the Coinbase app, according to the company.
A separate product-permissions feature, which would let users choose the categories their agents can trade, is marked “coming soon.” It should not be confused with the controls Coinbase says it is rolling out now.
Coinbase said users can manage the settings in its app or on the web through their authenticated accounts. The company also warned that trading can result in the loss of an entire investment and that AI agents may make mistakes or fail. The controls do not amount to a guarantee against trading losses.
JBizNews Desk | New York
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