AI agents are getting wallets: the Web3 infrastructure behind the machine economy

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Varun Datta, Web3 venture capitalist and CEO of Truth Ventures, explores how AI agents gaining the ability to transact independently could accelerate the emerging machine economy and create new opportunities for investors.

After years of promise, the machine economy is finally taking shape. AI agents are getting wallets and are now able to make decisions on behalf of owners.

For investors, this is a potentially exciting opportunity. Early movers in this space will be able to take advantage of opportunities as they become available.

The biggest news is the launch of Cloudflare Wallets on August 4, 2026. As part of its agents week, it gives AI agents running on its network a stablecoinbalance and a readable identity to present when paying for APIs, data, and content. Account holders will control the main wallet and can create separate virtual wallets for individual agents, funded by the parent account...

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