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Local-first autonomous AI agent sharing platform Shinkai has announced the official release of its version 1.0. The first production-ready version comes with support for USDC micro-payments and Coinbase’s x402 protocol. It enables AI agents to run privately on users’ machines while participating directly in on-chain economies.
The launch is a key milestone in Shinkai’s overall mission of making AI agents easy to use, economically sustainable, and fully under the control of the people who run them.
Already, Shinkai has over 45,000 installs with thousands of active users and a growing base of open-source contributors, making it an emerging meaningful alternative to centralized AI platforms.
Shinkai runs natively on major operating systems, including macOS, Windows, and Linux, with no need for cloud accounts, browser extensions, or an engineering background. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, commenting on Shinkai, said in an X post:
 
“Btw here is a great example of how easy it is to integrate a crypto wallet into an LLM using @CoinbaseDev tools. Shout out to @ShinkaiProtocol”.
Key features of Shinkai v1.0
Shinkai v1.0 has key features that stand out, the most notable being that it runs locally, has USDC integration, Coinbase x402 support, a peer-to-peer agent marketplace, and security audits.
By running fully locally with support for both local models (via Ollama, 300+ GGUF options) and remote models like Claude and Grok, Shinkai enables agents to operate on-device for performance, privacy, and control.
USDC integration enables agents to charge for tasks such as summarization, data insights, tutoring, and more, using fast, low-cost stablecoin payments.
With support for Coinbase x402, the app enables seamless on-chain payments with no wallet popups or browser dependencies, while the peer-to-peer agent marketplace allows agents to discover and interact with each other using blockchain identity, onion routing, and a decentralized discovery layer.
Also, most importantly, the project has been audited by top blockchain auditing firms, PeckShield and Halborn.
Commenting, Nicolas Arqueros, Co-Founder of Shinkai, said:
“Shinkai v1.0 is more than just a milestone—it’s a thank-you. To everyone who downloaded an early build, filed a bug report, asked a question, or shared feedback: this launch is because of you. We believe open-source AI needs to be useful, private, and accessible—and that’s what we’ll keep working toward.”
Shinkai, developed by dcSpark is backed by investors such as Archetype, Arrington Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Borderless Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, D1 Ventures, Graph Ventures, Longhash Ventures, Meow, Naval Ravikant, Scott Belsky, SeaX Ventures, Shima Capital, Solana Ventures, and Sssiongg.
dcSpark comprises a team of developers with vast experience across blockchain ecosystems, including Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and Midnight. Going forward, Shinkai’s community-driven team plans to expand its plugin ecosystem, marketplace functionality, and multi-agent coordination capabilities. Users can learn more at https://shinkai.com.
Source: https://zycrypto.com/shinkai-v1-0-brings-onchain-ai-agents-live-with-usdc-and-coinbase-x402/