According to DefiLlama, Kamino has a total locked value of approximately $1.3 billion, with active loans amounting to $1 billion. The integration allows users to instruct an artificial intelligence tool to supply Kamino tokens for yield generation or borrow the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC against collateral provided to the platform.
However, this does not create a new credit product. Instead, it replaces Kamino's standard interface with natural language instructions for use with AI. Users can require password confirmation for each transaction or allow the AI to act autonomously within set limits.
The use of agent-based cryptocurrency has so far focused on small, high-frequency payments for data, computing power, and online tools, with Coinbase's x402 designed having processed about $50 million across $165 million in payments. This development enables the management of user funds, where an instruction can create a leveraged position requiring continuous monitoring.
AI is an emerging technology still prone to execution errors, which can be costly when handling cash. Although the integration allows users to manage their positions by communicating with the software, risks persist. If the collateral value drops significantly enough, a position may cross Kamino's liquidation threshold, allowing liquidators to repay the debt and seize a portion of the collateral.
In July, MoonPay introduced PayBox with payments, token swaps, bridges, and yield access via Aave. Kamino is an extension of Solana's major lending platform, not PayBox's first step into decentralized finance, as agent-based payment tools expand into capital allocation and lending.
The integration is not available in the U.S., the U.K., the European Union, and Australia, and access may depend on the asset and jurisdiction.
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