Dubai, UAE, August 18th, 2026, Chainwire <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/BNBCHAIN?s=20">BNB Chain,</a> one of the largest blockchain ecosystems worldwide, today announced BNB Agent Studio v2, an update to its AI agent development platform. The release expands what autonomous agents can do with money, from earning their own income to operating inside owner-defined financial limits enforced onchain.BNB Agent Studio launched in July, allowing developers to describe an AI agent in a single prompt and deploy it to BNB Smart Chain (BSC). In its initial release, agents could spend but not earn. v2 closes that gap: agents can now be hired and paid directly, with funds settling to their wallet through a standard receiving interface that completes the ERC-8183 commerce flow end to end.The update also introduces Altana, a new self-custodial wallet option built to resolve one of the central constraints in agent design: how much authority an agent should hold over a user's funds. Agents using Altana operate through scoped session keys governed by spending limits, allowlists, and time bounds set by their owner in advance. These permissions are recorded onchain, allowing anyone to verify what a given agent is authorized to do, and can be revoked instantly without key rotation or downtime.Altana joins TWAK (Trust Wallet AgentKit), the platform's existing wallet option for agents that require continuous, autonomous signing without a person in the loop. With both options now available, builders can match the wallet architecture to the agent's purpose: TWAK for always-on autonomous operation, or Altana for agents that require clear, verifiable boundaries around fund access. A yield agent, for instance, can harvest and restake earnings without holding access to principal; a lending agent can top up collateral without the ability to withdraw it.v2 also adds TypeScript support alongside the platform's existing Python SDK, and introduces a Paymaster that covers gas on BSC Testnet, removing the manual funding step previously required to begin testing an agent.Key updates in v2:<ul><li>Agents can now be paid for their work, completing the ERC-8183 commerce flow end to end.</li><li>Altana, a new self-custodial wallet option, enforces spending limits, allowlists, and time bounds onchain.</li><li>TypeScript is now supported alongside Python.</li><li>A Paymaster covers testnet gas, removing manual wallet funding for testing BNB Agent Studio.</li><li>A standard provider interface replaces per-provider integration work for cloud deployment.</li></ul>BNB Agent Studio v2 is live now, with existing agents continuing to run without migration. BNB Chain currently hosts more registered AI agents than any other network.BNB Agent Studio is available at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bnbchain.org/en/bnb-agent-studio">bnbchain.org/en/bnb-agent-studio</a>.About BNB ChainBNB Chain is one of the largest and most active blockchain ecosystems in the world. Its multi-chain architecture spans BNB Smart Chain (BSC), opBNB, and BNB Greenfield, giving developers the flexibility to choose the environment best suited to their application. With high throughput, low transaction costs, and full EVM compatibility, BNB Chain is built for high-speed trading, AI agents, privacy, and instant payments. It is the blockchain with superior distribution and deep liquidity, built for global markets and the next billion users. For more information, users can visit&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bnbchain.org/">www.bnbchain.org</a>. <h5>Contact</h5>Press Press BNB Chain press@bnbchain.org Disclaimer. This is a paid press release. CoinMarketCap does not recommend that any cryptocurrency (bitcoin, ethereum, custom asset) should be bought, sold or held. Do conduct your own due diligence and consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

BNB Chain Launches BNB Agent Studio v2, Giving AI Agents the Ability to Earn (18 Aug)

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