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How to Give an AI Agent a Wallet Without a Private Key

The Good Tech Companies · Sep 23, 2026 · 14:04

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-give-an-ai-agent-a-wallet-without-a-private-key.
Learn how to give AI agents controlled wallet access without private keys using smart accounts, scoped session keys, transaction limits, & revocable permissions
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AI agents need to make payments and interact with blockchain systems without receiving unrestricted control of a wallet's private key. This article explains how smart accounts, scoped session keys, spending limits, approved contracts, expiration rules, and revocable authorization can give agents autonomy without giving them the master key. It also examines how Namera applies this permission model to agent wallets.

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