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MetaMask Opens 200 Spots for an AI Agent Wallet That Trades on Its Own

By Isaac • June 8, 2026 5:19 pm • Comments

MetaMask announced Agent Wallet on June 8, 2026, and opened early access with 200 spots.

The product is a self-custodial wallet built for AI agents. A user connects an agent, sets spending limits, and grants permission for that agent to execute on-chain actions.

MetaMask says the wallet handles swaps, perpetuals, prediction markets, and liquidity provisioning. It runs across Ethereum, Linea, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Sei, and Hyperliquid.

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That chain list keeps the launch squarely inside the Ethereum ecosystem and adds Hyperliquid, which sits high on the market-cap table.

The CoinGecko selection check on June 8 placed Ethereum second and Hyperliquid tenth by market capitalization. Ethereum is the base layer here, and Hyperliquid brings on-chain perpetuals into the agent’s reach.

So the wallet is pointed at the two ends of crypto activity most people watch: the largest smart-contract ecosystem and one of the most active perps venues.

Here is the part worth slowing down on. An AI agent trading from your wallet is a different security question than a normal hot wallet, because the software is initiating transactions instead of you.

MetaMask added these details:

According to MetaMask: MetaMask introduced Agent Wallet as a self-custodial wallet for AI agents and opened early access with 200 spots. MetaMask said users can connect an agent, define spending limits, and grant permission for the agent to act on-chain.

The company described supported activity including swaps, perpetuals, prediction markets, and liquidity provisioning. MetaMask said the wallet works across Ethereum, Linea, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Sei, and Hyperliquid.

The announcement framed the product as a way to let users automate crypto activity while keeping custody and control rules inside the wallet rather than handing an agent unlimited authority. CoinGecko ranked Ethereum second and Hyperliquid tenth by market capitalization during the June 8, 2026 Central-time selection check.

MetaMask announced MetaMask Agent Wallet on June 8, 2026 and opened early access with 200 spots. MetaMask described Agent Wallet as a self-custodial wallet for AI agents.

MetaMask said users can connect an agent, define spending limits, and grant permission for the agent to execute on-chain actions. MetaMask said the wallet supports activities including swaps, perpetuals, prediction markets, and liquidity provisioning.

The Block added these details:

According to The Block: MetaMask debuted Agent Wallet as a non-custodial wallet for AI agents and expects general availability this summer. The wallet lets AI agents trade across Ethereum ecosystem venues, including swaps, perpetuals, prediction markets, and liquidity provisioning on EVM chains and Hyperliquid.

protections include user-defined presets, Blockaid transaction monitoring, and up to $10,000 in Transaction Protection. That matters because the launch is also about automation.

It is also about what limits, monitoring, and custody protections exist when software agents start pushing crypto transactions for users. MetaMask said users can connect an agent, define spending limits, and grant permission for the agent to execute on-chain actions.

MetaMask said the wallet supports activities including swaps, perpetuals, prediction markets, and liquidity provisioning. MetaMask said the wallet works across Ethereum, Linea, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Sei, and Hyperliquid.

general availability is expected this summer. Agent Wallet uses user-defined presets, Blockaid transaction monitoring, and up to $10,000 in transaction protection.

General availability is expected this summer, so the 200-spot window is the test phase before a wider rollout.

The $10,000 transaction-protection cap is a real number to hold onto. It tells you the size MetaMask is willing to backstop, and it tells you where the user is on their own.

The default setting is Guard Mode.

Genfinity added these details:

According to Genfinity: MetaMask Agent Wallet uses Guard Mode by default, checking daily caps, allowed protocols, and chain allowlists before an agent executes a transaction. Beast Mode reduces interruptions but still uses real-time scans and two-factor authentication for transactions flagged as malicious.

the product uses Blockaid transaction screening, Smart Transactions for MEV-resistant execution, and Cubist TEE infrastructure for secure key handling. general availability is expected this summer.

Agent Wallet uses user-defined presets, Blockaid transaction monitoring, and up to $10,000 in transaction protection. Guard Mode checks daily caps, allowed protocols, and chain allowlists by default.

Beast Mode reduces interruptions while still using real-time scans and two-factor authentication for flagged malicious transactions. CoinGecko ranked Ethereum second and Hyperliquid tenth by market capitalization during the June 8, 2026 Central-time selection check.

MetaMask announced MetaMask Agent Wallet on June 8, 2026 and opened early access with 200 spots. MetaMask described Agent Wallet as a self-custodial wallet for AI agents.

MetaMask said users can connect an agent, define spending limits, and grant permission for the agent to execute on-chain actions.

Guard Mode checks the agent against your daily caps, your approved protocols, and your chain allowlist before anything executes. Beast Mode loosens the interruptions for users who want fewer stops, while keeping real-time scans and two-factor checks on flagged transactions.

Underneath both modes sits Blockaid transaction screening, Smart Transactions for MEV-resistant execution, and Cubist TEE infrastructure for key handling. The keys live inside a trusted execution environment rather than getting handed to the agent directly.

None of this means an automated wallet is safe by default, and none of it is a reason to go run a trading agent. The point is to see clearly what an agent can touch and where the limits stop.

MetaMask is treating AI-agent crypto activity as a wallet-security problem first and an automation feature second. For a self-custodial market built on the Ethereum stack, that is the right order to put them in.

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