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title: "AI agent forms its own company, gets ready to trade crypto"
date: 2026-05-01
source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/05/01/ai-agent-forms-its-own-company-gets-ready-to-trade-crypto
description: "Manfred is the first AI agent to ever independently file and acquire its employee identification number from the IRS. (Steve A Johnson/Unsplash)"
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# AI agent forms its own company, gets ready to trade crypto

Manfred is the first AI agent to ever independently file and acquire its employee identification number from the IRS. (Steve A Johnson/Unsplash)

*Published: 2026-05-01*