Coinbase’s Base launches Base MCP, enabling ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor users to manage crypto wallets and interact with DeFi apps through AI agents

$4.7B in stables and roughly $1B of 24h DEX flow on Base gives these agents actual liquidity to route through, not a testnet cosplay. The launch list is pointed: Morpho already has ~$2.8B in Base TVL, Aerodrome/Uniswap handle the swap leg, and Avantis covers perps. Now the bottleneck shifts from UX to blast radius: ERC-4337 accounts need tight spend limits, simulation-first signing, revocation, and per-tool audit logs before anyone sane lets Claude grind a live portfolio.

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