Report: Firms Underestimate Risks of AI Payment Agents With Crypto Access
- —6.4 million AI-agent payments via x402 on Base and Solana in 35 days
- —14 of 19 reviewed products operated within human-set spending limits
- —Grok-Bankr incident moved $175,000; 80% was later returned
- —AIXBT dashboard compromise led to a $106,200 ETH transfer
Why it matters: Spending caps do not stop malicious instructions; agents need minimal permissions and recipient allowlists.
Source: BeInCrypto DE