World’s AgentKit and Coinbase link human-verified IDs to agent wallets, enabling AI crypto commerce

Sam Altman’s startup World released AgentKit, a toolkit that allows AI agents to prove they are backed by a unique, human identity when interacting with websites, APIs and other online services. Reporting describes AgentKit as enabling agents to assert they represent a verified person rather than acting as anonymous software alone ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

Coinbase has integrated its open protocol (referred to in some coverage as x402) with AgentKit so agents can initiate payments and transact autonomously on behalf of verified humans, effectively giving agents a wallet and an identity for commerce ^{[3] [1] [2]}.

Publishers frame the combination of human-verified identities and payment-capable agents as the foundation for scalable “AI-driven crypto commerce,” with some estimates projecting agentic commerce could reach $3 trillion to $5 trillion by 2030 and account for up to 25% of U.S. e-commerce ^{[3] [4]}.

Together, AgentKit and Coinbase’s protocol provide technical building blocks — identity verification plus payment capability — that industry coverage says will enable AI agents to transact on behalf of humans at scale ^{[3] [4]}.