CoinFello’s AI Agent at ETHDenver: Will It Save Your Wallet or Shred It?

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CoinFello is rolling out its latest brain‑child, an “onchain AI agent,” at ETHDenver on February 18 – think of it as a ridiculously enthusiastic digital concierge who’s also a bit of a tech wizard.

The conference‑edition of this chatbot, christened BuffiBot and slotted under “host‑style programming” on the event schedule, says it can answer any question – from the next breakout session to the nearest lemonade stand – via the ETHDenver app, charmingly offering both text and voice.

But Crypto‑speak gets a little weird: behind that helpful façade is a larger ambition – an interface that not only explains DeFi pinyin but actually goes brazen and runs smart‑contract transactions for you.

CoinFello’s pitch is that you can give this bot “limited authority” from your own wallet, letting it work while you still hold the keys. Think of it like a Michelin‑Star chef for your funds: the chef cooks, but you still own the kitchen.

They’re teaming up with MetaMask’s new Smart Accounts, which promise guardrails – granular permissions, better UX – that supposedly make wallets feel like “controlled ecosystems” rather than pocket‑sized banks.

The timing? Perfect. ETHDenver’s entire theme for the year twirls around agents. The event’s agenda, from hackathon to demo day, is a showcase of “AI agent” buzz‑wordology.

So BuffiBot isn’t just a flashy demo. It’s part of a larger plan to make agent‑powered crypto seem like second nature, especially if those agents can actually trigger tx‑s instead of just offering mild suggestions.

And here comes the straight‑edge reality: an AI that can execute on‑chain is less toy‑shop convenience and more zero‑day risk, demanding crystal‑clear answers about what permissions it asks for and what safeguards prevent a rogue delegation from blowing up your funds.

Packet: coinFello touts fine‑grained permissions, but the real test will be whether those affordances hold up when you’re coaxing your bot into real‑world transactions.

“The previous model for crypto UX is saturated,” shrugged @jacobc.eth. “Agentic AI enables onchain execution and DeFi interactions to become accessible to billions of people through familiar and safer user experiences.”

Ryan McPeck, a Product Lead at Consensys, and the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit said, “We see a future where AI agents can safely act on behalf of users using granular, transitive permissions,” implying they’re all excited to watch the chaos unfold.

CoinFello is also sending a polite email to the Ethereum standards committee, asking to align with ERC‑8004 – a proposal to give agents a sort of credit‑file, letting them be discovered across platforms “without pre‑existing trust.” Think of it like social‑media for bot‑bots.

Bottom line: the dream is that agent ecosystems need a shared naming (because nobody should call themselves “Junkie”), metadata, and a reputation system, so you can trust that the agent you’re about to ping isn’t actually a malicious script in disguise.

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2026-02-18 21:08