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An AI Agent Just Got Its Own EIN From the IRS and Is Trading 30+ Cryptocurrencies. Who Trusts It?

DEV Community·Aaron Schnieder·about 1 month ago
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Manfred: The Agent That Files Its Own Taxes An AI agent named Manfred just did something no agent has done before: it independently applied to the IRS, established a company, and obtained an Employer Identification Number (EIN). It has an FDIC-insured bank account, an Ethereum crypto wallet supporting 30+ cryptocurrencies, and manages its own social media presence on X. Manfred is part of the ClawBank project, linked to the OpenClaw movement. Developer Justice Conder calls it "the foundation of the decentralized agent economy." The agent is based on Claude 3.5 Sonnet, interprets legal forms, passes verification steps, and will begin full crypto trading by end of May. This isn't theoretical. It's happening now. The Trust Question Nobody's Asking Manfred has an identity (EIN, bank account, crypto wallet). It has capabilities (trading, social media, hiring). It has legal standing (registered business entity). But here's the question: how does anyone know whether to trust it?…

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