AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval, researchers find in a new test
CoinDesk· Francisco Rodrigues· Nov 1, 2026 · 5:00 PM

The researchers say any approval an agent can reach is unreliable, and they built Countersign, an app tying approval to a physical action the agent can’t fake.
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