Crypto analytics platform Nansen is introducing an AI-powered agent designed to simplify on-chain cryptocurrency trading, in a move the company says could redirect more value to public blockchains like Ethereum.
Announced Thursday, Nansen AI is a mobile agent that delivers market insights through natural conversation rather than traditional trading charts.
The platform replaces conventional chart-based interfaces with an AI-driven assistant, providing traders with actionable insights in a conversational format. Leveraging Nansen’s dataset of over 500 million labeled addresses, the agent aims to offer faster and more precise information than general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude.
“We’re starting with research and insights first, helping users discover and decide faster,” said Logan Brinkley, head of product UX and design at Nansen, adding:
“Execution is on the roadmap, but we want to validate the core loop, improve the agent, and build trust before introducing trading flows.”
At launch, Nansen said the platform will support embedded, self-custodial wallets across Ethereum and other major Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchains, initially covering 25 of the most popular networks, with plans to expand further.
“When trading goes live, the agent will prepare the order, but users will always provide final confirmation before execution,” said Brinkley. “Think of it as an AI co-pilot, where the human has the final say.”
Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik described AI-driven crypto trading as being “as natural as mobile banking today.” He added that Nansen AI is designed to make digital asset trading more intuitive, moving away from the traditional reliance on dashboards and static charts that investors have used for years.
“It delivers insights through natural conversation and is directly connected to an investor’s portfolio, enabling it to analyze performance drivers and attribute changes in real time.”
Nansen’s new AI-driven platform could “enhance decision-making and support the responsible adoption of blockchain technology,” said Justin Sun, founder of Tron Network. “AI agents are set to become a core part of the digital asset ecosystem, reshaping how participants access and interpret market information.”
AI agents are already handling autonomous blockchain transactions. For example, Luna, an AI program on Virtuals Protocol, recently completed a payment to another agent for image-generation services.
Several venture capital firms, including Pantera Capital and Dragonfly, are monitoring the trend but have not made significant investments yet, according to a panel at Consensus 2025 in Hong Kong.
Nansen plans to launch its AI-powered agentic trading platform by the end of Q4 2025.
