Cryptocurrency wallets are set for a new integration with artificial intelligence chatbot functionality through an AI terminal launched by the decentralized finance and AI (DeFAI) layer, Edwin.
Edwin, an AI interface layer for DeFi launched in early 2025, is publicly rolling out its AI terminal, which aims to make access to crypto and DeFi “as easy as chatting,” according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday.
The terminal allows users to directly connect their browser wallets like Phantom or MetaMask to provide real-time wallet context and suggest or even execute DeFi trades.
“When you’re ready, it builds the transaction and prompts you to sign it. It’s fully non-custodial, secure, and works right from your browser,” Edwin co-founder and CEO Liran Markin told Cointelegraph.
Why connect chatbots with wallets?
Edwin’s offering has a mission to create a gateway for the next wave of crypto users by simplifying understanding and access to basic DeFi benefits like swapping and yield tools.
“What sets Edwin apart is how naturally it blends deep DeFi capabilities with a simple chat interface,” Markin said, adding:
“Most projects stop at wallet connection — we go further by integrating across protocols and letting users actually do things onchain through conversation. It’s not just easier, it’s a new mental model for how people access crypto.”
Edwin’s terminal specifically lets users swap tokens, lend assets and explore yield opportunities without navigating complex decentralized apps across multiple protocols.
“It’s like having a DeFi-savvy assistant that speaks your wallet’s language,” Markin said, adding that the terminal connects natively to any wallet, giving users a self-custodial experience of holding crypto without relying on third parties.
New crypto and AI concept
The concept of integrating crypto wallets into chatbots for DeFi access and AI-driven trade execution is relatively new, according to Sean Tao, a co-founding partner at OpenSocial, a composable infrastructure layer for building social applications.
“The DeFAI narrative, valued at around $1 billion in early 2025, reflects this growing sector’s focus on automation and user-friendly interfaces,” Tao told Cointelegraph, adding that tools like Edwin’s AI terminal are democratizing access to crypto.
“Edwin is totally new,” said ChainGPT investment director and Kima Finance executive Tomer Warschauer Nuni, highlighting a “total shift in how people can interact with DeFi entirely.”
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“Although with Edwin, the key detail is that users retain custody and sign every transaction themselves. That changes the risk profile dramatically,” Nuni said, adding:
“I’d still want to see external audits and adversarial testing before going in heavy, but conceptually, it’s totally in the right zone.”
No smart contracts involved
Addressing the issue of external auditing, Edwin CEO Markin mentioned that the terminal is only offchain, so there are no smart contracts involved.
“We send the transactions directly to the supported protocols,” he said, adding that the supported protocols and networks include Solana, Base, Meteora, Jupiter, Uniswap, Malda, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Hyperliquid, DEX Screener and Cookie3 API.
“Edwin connects intelligent agents like ChatGPT, Claude and LangChain to onchain protocols, enabling users to access DeFi through simple natural language interactions,” he added.
According to the company, the launch is part of a broader effort to onboard the next wave of crypto users by lowering technical barriers to participation in DeFi.
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