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title: "Coinbase adds per-trade, 24-hour and auto-stop limits to its AI agent trading tool"
date: "2026-11-13T01:30:48.000Z"
updated: "2026-11-13T01:30:48.590Z"
tags:
  - "agents"
  - "infra"
source: "https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/coinbase-gives-customers-more-control-over-agentic-trades/"
summary: "Users can cap each trade and each day's trading, and stop an agent automatically after a set portfolio loss; a control for product categories is coming later."
kind: "article"
canonical: "https://agentwire.news/a/2026-11-12-coinbase-adds-per-trade-24-hour-and-auto-stop-limits-to-its-ai-agent-trading"
---

# Coinbase adds per-trade, 24-hour and auto-stop limits to its AI agent trading tool

*Users can cap each trade and each day's trading, and stop an agent automatically after a set portfolio loss; a control for product categories is coming later.*

Coinbase introduced Agent Controls for Coinbase for Agents, its tool that lets AI agents research and trade crypto for users, [PYMNTS reported](https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/coinbase-gives-customers-more-control-over-agentic-trades/) on November 11, 2026.

Users can set a limit on each trade and cap how much an agent can trade in a 24-hour period. Users can also set an auto-stop, a percentage loss threshold for their portfolio. Coinbase said: "If your portfolio falls below it, your agent stops placing trades until you turn trading back on in the Coinbase app."

Coinbase said users will later be able to choose which product categories an agent can trade, such as crypto, equities and derivatives, and switch off the rest. That control is not live.

Coinbase said: "Frontier technology should come with strong safeguards that help protect users and their assets."

Coinbase launched Coinbase for Agents in June 2026.


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