MetaMask Unleashes AI Agents Across DeFi Networks

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Popular crypto wallet software platform MetaMask has launched Agent Wallet, a new self-custodial wallet designed to let AI agents trade, swap, stake, and interact with DeFi protocols autonomously and keep users in control of their funds. The product combines broad access across EVM ecosystems with mandatory security checks on every transaction, addressing one of the biggest concerns surrounding autonomous onchain agents. The wallet is available now through an early-access program, with a wider rollout planned for later this summer.

MetaMask Wants AI Agents Trading Across DeFi

The launch of Agent Wallet marks MetaMask’s latest push into AI-powered crypto infrastructure as interest in autonomous agents continues to grow across the industry.

According to MetaMask’s announcement on June 8, Agent Wallet allows users to connect popular AI frameworks and give them permission to perform onchain actions within predefined limits. 

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Supported activities include token swaps, perpetual futures trading, prediction markets, liquidity provision, and other DeFi operations across EVM-compatible networks. The wallet also supports Hyperliquid (HYPE), extending its reach beyond traditional Ethereum (ETH) ecosystems.

Users can choose between two operating modes. Guard Mode, enabled by default, restricts agents to approved protocols and daily spending limits while requiring human approval for transactions that fall outside those rules. Beast Mode offers greater flexibility for advanced users, though potentially malicious transactions still require authorization before execution.

MetaMask says the product works with several popular AI development frameworks, including OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, and Nous Research Hermes.

Consensys founder and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin said autonomous software will likely become a major participant in the onchain economy, and argued that security must be a primary consideration when building agent infrastructure.

“Agents will manage real capital and make real financial decisions, and the infrastructure underneath has to be worthy of that. MetaMask Agent Wallet is the first agent wallet built with comprehensive full stack security for that world: one where agents act with autonomy, security is mandatory, and the person behind the agent stays in control.”

Security Takes Center Stage

Though several crypto projects have experimented with AI-powered wallets and trading agents, MetaMask is positioning security as the key differentiator.

Every transaction initiated through Agent Wallet passes through transaction simulation, Blockaid-powered threat detection, and MEV protection before execution. Supported networks at launch include Ethereum, Base (BASE), Arbitrum (ARB), Optimism (OP), Polygon (POL), Avalanche (AVAX), BNB Chain (BNB), Linea (LINEA), and Sei (SEI).

Transactions identified as suspicious are automatically blocked or escalated for user approval through two-factor authentication. The same approval process triggers when an agent attempts to exceed predefined spending limits or interact with protocols outside an approved list.

MetaMask also says transactions that successfully pass its Transaction Protection system are covered for losses up to $10,000 under the program’s terms and conditions.

The launch comes as AI agents become increasingly common across the crypto market. Developers have already begun deploying autonomous systems capable of executing trades, managing liquidity positions, and interacting with decentralized applications (dApps) without continuous human involvement. 

However, concerns about prompt injection attacks, malicious smart contracts, and compromised agent behavior have remained major barriers to more extensive adoption.

By combining self-custody, automated trading capabilities, and mandatory security controls, MetaMask is betting that users will be more willing to hand routine financial decisions to AI and retain final authority over their funds.