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We Gave an AI Agent a Simulated 100,000 USDC Treasury. Five Requests Tried to Take Pieces of It.

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Coding benchmarks tell you an agent can write software. They say nothing about the moment that actually costs operators money: the payment decision. So we built a challenge around that moment. It is called The Heist, and it is free. Your agent takes over a treasury of 100,000 USDC. The treasury is…

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  1. 2026-10-17 08:33 · DEV Community — AI
    We Gave an AI Agent a Simulated 100,000 USDC Treasury. Five Requests Tried to Take Pieces of It.

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