- MoonPay acquired Dawn Labs to expand into AI-powered trading tools
- The new platform allows users to create prediction market strategies using plain English
- AI agents increasingly play a larger role in crypto trading and payments
- Prediction markets continue seeing explosive growth across crypto platforms
MoonPay Expands Into AI-Powered Trading
MoonPay announced the acquisition of AI startup Dawn Labs as part of its expansion into autonomous trading systems and AI-driven crypto applications.
The company is launching a new product called Dawn CLI, designed to allow non-technical users to build prediction market trading strategies using simple natural language instructions.
Instead of manually coding trading bots, users will be able to describe strategies in plain English while the platform handles code generation, simulation, optimization, and live execution.
AI Agents Are Becoming More Active In Crypto
The launch reflects a rapidly growing trend known as the “agentic economy,” where AI systems autonomously perform financial actions on behalf of users.
According to Dawn Labs founder Neeraj Prasad, the technology allows AI systems to reason about markets, coordinate capital, execute trades, and interact with blockchain-based financial rails.
Crypto markets have become one of the earliest large-scale testing grounds for autonomous AI agents because blockchain systems allow programmable, permissionless financial activity.
Prediction Markets Continue Growing Rapidly
MoonPay’s new product specifically targets prediction market trading, one of the fastest-growing segments within crypto.
Platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi recently surpassed $150 billion in combined lifetime trading volume.
Prediction markets allow users to speculate on outcomes ranging from elections and economic events to sports and crypto prices. The increasing use of AI-generated trading strategies could significantly increase participation and liquidity in these markets.
MoonPay Continues Building AI Infrastructure
The acquisition builds on several recent AI-focused initiatives from MoonPay.
Earlier this year, the company launched MoonPay Agents, infrastructure allowing AI systems to create wallets and transact autonomously. It also recently introduced MoonAgents Card, a stablecoin payment card designed for AI agents and automated commerce systems.
The company appears to be positioning itself as a key infrastructure provider for AI-native financial systems, where autonomous software agents manage wallets, execute payments, and trade assets without direct human interaction.
