Cobo Executive: AI Agents Are Redefining the Security Boundaries of On-Chain Payments
As payment initiators shift from humans to automated agents, traditional risk-control assumptions centered on accounts and private keys no longer fully apply, says Cobo's Lucas Yang.
Cobo Executive: AI Agents Are Redefining the Security Boundaries of On-Chain Payments
Lucas Yang of Cobo said publicly that AI Agents are redefining the security boundaries of on-chain payments. According to Mobile Payment Network, his core judgment is that when the party initiating a payment shifts from a human to an automated agent, traditional risk-control assumptions centered on accounts and private keys no longer fully apply.
Yang's remarks focused on the question of security boundaries in Agent payment scenarios, but the report did not disclose specific product plans, launch timelines, or partner information.
This discussion sits within a broader industry context: as machine payment protocols such as x402 and MCP advance, the frequency of agents initiating real fund flows is rising, and constraints such as authorization intent, per-transaction limits, and payee whitelists are increasingly being incorporated into pre-settlement decision-making.
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- 2026-10-24
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- 2026-10-24
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