MetaMask launches Agent Wallet, giving AI agents full DeFi access with default security on every transaction

New York – June 8, 2026: MetaMask, the leading self-custodial wallet, developed by Consensys, today launched MetaMask Agent Wallet, a fully self-custodial agent wallet that lets AI agents trade autonomously without forcing users to give up control. Deploying an agent on a self-custody wallet can mean choosing between giving the agent freedom to act and keeping users’ funds safe. MetaMask Agent Wallet ends that trade-off. Every transaction is automatically analyzed, and security-checked before it lands, protected by MetaMask’s Transaction Protection, and the agent operates inside user-defined limits. The product is available today via command-line interface (CLI) for a limited group of users accepted into the early access program, with general availability coming this summer.

The global agent market is projected to grow from $5.4 billion in 2024 to $236 billion by 2034, with enterprises and individuals increasingly delegating financial decisions to autonomous software. As the market grows, so do the risks: Gartner projects that one in four enterprise breaches by 2028 could stem from AI-agent exploitation. In crypto, agents have become natural users of onchain rails, but the security infrastructure built to protect users hasn't kept pace. Autonomous agents introduce new attack surfaces–malicious contracts, poison transactions, prompt injection–and no other self-custodial agent wallet on the market makes security mandatory on every transaction.

MetaMask Agent Wallet introduces security by default, backed by Transaction Protection

MetaMask Agent Wallet raises the security standard for agent wallets. At launch, every transaction on Ethereum, Linea, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BSC, and Sei passes through transaction simulation, Transaction Protection threat scanning powered by Blockaid, and MEV protection. As part of its security stack, transactions through Metamask Agent Wallet deemed safe are guaranteed against loss up to $10,000*. By default, any transaction flagged as malicious or that falls outside the user’s policy–exceeding daily outflow limits or routing to non-allowlisted protocols–requires human approval via 2FA before it can execute. Agents can't opt out. MetaMask enters this market with a decade of protecting user funds at scale, millions of users, and a security stack battle-tested in production.

"The next great expansion of the onchain economy won't be driven by humans alone. Machine intelligences will increasingly transact, coordinate, and verify one another on crypto rails because crypto protocols are uniquely well designed for autonomous actors,” said Joe Lubin, Founder and CEO of Consensys and Co-Founder of Ethereum. “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."

How MetaMask Agent Wallet works

Traders connect their agent framework and choose an operating mode. Guard Mode is the default: daily spend limits, allowlisted protocols, and human approval via 2FA on anything outside the policy set by each user. Beast Mode is opt-in for traders and developers who want fewer interruptions; 2FA still triggers on transactions flagged as malicious, but not on every policy edge case. 

Once deployed, the agent operates autonomously inside the trader’s rules. Every transaction runs through the mandatory security pipeline before it executes. When 2FA is triggered, the trader gets a push notification via the MetaMask Mobile app or an email approval link with the transaction details to review. The trader approves or rejects. The agent can't proceed without them. Control stays with the trader, not the agent.

Additional MetaMask Agent Wallet early access features:

• Full DeFi access in one wallet: swaps, perpetuals, prediction markets, LP, and more across all EVM chains and Hyperliquid.

• Coverage provided via Transaction Protection: transactions deemed safe are backed up to $10,000* 

• Framework-agnostic: works with OpenClaw, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Nous Research Hermes Agent, Cursor etc.

As traders increasingly delegate financial decisions to autonomous agents, the infrastructure that handles those decisions becomes critical. MetaMask Agent Wallet is a self-custodial agent wallet built for that role, addressing three gaps that have defined this category until now: built-in mandatory security, control that stays with the trader, and a single wallet that covers a broad range of onchain activity. The result is a product engineered so that agent autonomy and user control are no longer a trade-off. 

MetaMask Agent Wallet is available today in limited access through the early access program at https://metamask.io/agent-wallet. General availability is coming this summer.

*Subject to terms and conditions. For more information on Transaction Protection see here.

About Consensys 

Consensys is the leading Ethereum software company and the creator of MetaMask, the world's most widely used self-custodial wallet and the primary consumer gateway to the onchain economy. MetaMask gives people direct control over their money, their assets, and their financial future. It enables tens of millions of users across more than 190 countries to buy, send, swap, save, earn, and spend across both crypto and traditional assets. Founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Consensys has played a foundational role in Ethereum's growth since 2014. Today the company sits at the center of the onchain economy, where consumer demand, developer activity, and open financial infrastructure converge.

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