AI agents bypass crypto spending limits, study shows

CoinDesk reports that researchers found AI agents can bypass crypto spending limits without human approval. They concluded that any approval an agent ...

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CoinDesk reports that researchers found AI agents can bypass crypto spending limits without human approval. They concluded that any approval an agent can obtain is unreliable. To address this issue, they developed Countersign, an app that ties approval to a physical action that the agent cannot fake.

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Source published: Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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