Update Jan. 21 at 9:27 AM UTC. The article was updated with a quote by Alex Svanevik.
Nansen launched automated cryptocurrency trading tools, which allow users to trade through AI agents and using natural language. The platform has expanded beyond analytical capabilities into transaction execution.
In an announcement released on Wednesday, Nansen said that the new feature allows users to trade by using conversational commands within Nansen’s mobile application, instead of traditional charts and order books. Retail users who want to access crypto markets more easily will benefit from the product.
Nansen AI is also able to analyze signals onchain and give data-driven insight before making trades. “vibe trading.” The company describes its approach as a combination of analytics and automatic execution. However, final control remains with the end-user.
Nansen adds AI-driven trade execution
Nansen stated that the trading feature initially supports Base and Solana Blockchains with plans to extend to other networks.
This AI interface uses Nansen’s onchain database which, according to the firm, contains millions of blockchain addresses. The company also claims that it is more trustworthy than other AI bots, such as Google’s Gemini, or OpenAI ChatGPT.
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“For years, Nansen has focused on surfacing high-quality onchain signals for investors,” Alex Svanevik, co-founder of Nansen and its CEO. “This launch allows users to act on those insights directly within our product.”
“Now, we’re closing the loop by enabling users to execute trades directly in our product, both through an AI-native conversational mobile UX and a trading terminal on the web.”
Nansen has partnered up with the decentralized Jupiter exchange, OKX crypto exchange and cross-chain protocol to execute cross-chain trades across Base and Solana. LI.FIThis will allow for the support of more blockchain networks.
Privy’s wallet is used to manage the trading through Nansen Wallet.
According to the company, autonomous trading is available for users from Wednesday. However, residents in certain countries, such as Singapore, Cuba and Iran will not be able to use it.
Nansen AI agents “consistently outperform” Svanevik said that AI chatbots are leading in onchain analysis related wallet identification, token detection, due diligence, and portfolio analysis.
“Nansen AI hit 85%+ quality scores in Expert Mode. GPT-5? Around 20%. StandardLLMs don’t understand wallet labeling or trading patterns.”
Svanevik noted that Nansen’s AI platform includes foundational AI models. However, Svanevik added, the AI models still need to improve and be equipped with onchain capabilities.
AI rises to the fore in launch of new product
This launch coincides with a growing interest in AI trading within the crypto sector, where companies are experimenting with automated strategies as well as conversational interfaces designed to reduce barriers for retail participants.
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Recent testing also showed that Chinese AI systems can perform better than larger Western models in tasks involving crypto trading. In an autonomous trading competition reported by Cointelegraph in November 2025Models such as QWEN3MAX and DeepSeek produced better results than other AI chatbots with higher profile, QWEN3 being the only one to show positive returns.
Even the most sophisticated general-purpose AI systems are still limited in their ability to execute real-time markets.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
