The tool initially focuses on prediction markets and active trading.
It works with connected wallets, keeping control of funds in the user’s hands.
MoonPay announced on May 11, 2026 the acquisition of the startup of artificial intelligence applied to financial markets Dawn Labs and the launch of Dawn CLI, a tool that allows converting natural language instructions into automated trading strategies, from market research to live execution.
Dawn CLI is designed to allow users to describe a strategy in natural language and for the system to translate it into an operational process. According to the information released by MoonPay, the tool automatically performs market researchgenerates executable code, runs simulations and can deploy strategies in compatible markets for autonomous execution.
The system operates under a non-custodial model, so Users maintain control of their funds by connecting their own wallets. In addition, it incorporates risk controls and a review step of the generated code before its execution, with the aim of introducing a certain level of supervision in a highly automated process. The initial focus is on prediction markets and active trading.
The movement occurs in a context of growth of prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, as well as accelerated adoption of automated trading systems based on artificial intelligence and autonomous agents in finance. In these environments, strategies increasingly rely on real-time data, social signals, and continuous algorithmic execution.
It is worth noting that the acquisition implies the complete integration of the Dawn Labs team into MoonPay. Its founder, Neeraj Prasad, joins as Chief Engineer of MoonPay Labs. Initiatives such as MoonPay CLI, systems with secure signatures and solutions that allow artificial intelligence agents to operate with stablecoins in different environments are also included, as reported by CriptoNoticias.
However, this type of integration opens the debate on the risks associated with automating trading using artificial intelligence. Among the main concerns is the so-called “black box” effect, in which users They execute strategies without fully understanding the underlying logic of the model. Added to this is the possibility of accelerated capital losses in the event of strategy errors or adverse market conditions, especially in systems that operate continuously.
For now, the integration of Dawn Labs into MoonPay appears to reinforce an ongoing transition toward increasingly automated financial infrastructuresin which human intervention is progressively reduced to the supervision of autonomous systems capable of operating continuously in digital markets.