Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has introduced a proxy banking service that allows artificial intelligence systems to access and move funds across traditional and encrypted payment paths without human intervention.
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- Anchorage Digital has launched an agent banking service that allows AI agents to access and move funds via traditional payment paths and cryptocurrencies.
- CEO Nathan McCauley said the system assigns AI agents verified identities, spending limits and audit controls to meet compliance requirements.
- The launch includes a Google Cloud partnership, where companies like Coinbase and the Solana Foundation are expanding AI-based payments tools with stablecoins.
According to Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley, the new infrastructure provides AI clients with direct access to financial rails while operating under pre-defined controls designed for institutional use.
Recently Share XMcCauley said the system enables agents to transact across both fiat-related systems and blockchain networks.
Each AI agent will be assigned a verifiable identity, along with spending limits, permissions and policy controls that govern how the money is used, Anchorage said. Audit capability features have been integrated into the system to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, especially as organizations begin to test automation across treasury and payment functions.
McCauley noted that current financial systems were not designed for non-human actors, even as companies increasingly automate operational workflows. Meanwhile, he previously described agent financing as a key growth area.
“In my view, this is going to be a trillion-dollar industry, where we’re going to have agents paying each other, agents paying dealers, and agents being paid,” he said during an appearance at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami.
The release includes a partnership with Google Cloud, which provides the intelligence layer for agent interaction. This layer allows AI agents to discover services, negotiate terms, and coordinate transactions with other agents in real time, Anchorage said.
Recent developments in the cryptocurrency sector show similar efforts to enable machine-based transactions. The Solana Foundation has Fired A gateway service with Google Cloud that allows AI agents to pay for APIs using stablecoins on the Solana network, expanding payment use cases beyond human activity.
Earlier, Coinbase foot Agentic.market, is a platform where AI agents can discover and pay for services using USDC through the x402 protocol. Coinbase reported that the protocol has already processed about 165 million transactions across more than 480,000 agents, indicating that machine-to-machine payments are already working at scale.
On April 30, Oobit, backed by Tether, launched the platform The virtual card supported by Visa Which allows AI agents to make online purchases using USDT. The cards are funded directly from the Tether treasury, allowing for continuous use of capital without the need for paper transfers or manual top-ups, the company said.
Anchorage’s move builds on its previous focus on infrastructure related to enterprise risk management. In March, the bank took… Strategic share at Immunefi and acquired its IMU token, which connects regulated custody services to on-chain security software aimed at reducing vulnerabilities in smart contracts.
