TRM Labs: KYC for AI Agents Must Start With the Human Behind Them

North Korean hackers stole around $6.3 billion from Binance last week after tricking employees through a fake job interview. They even exploited an internal AI tool. Most of the money was gone within 20 minutes. The Binance hack exposed how quickly criminals can move billions. Meanwhile, as AI agents begin making payments themselves, financial institutions face another question: who is responsible when software controls the money? At Merge Madrid, TRM Labs executive Guillaume Rodenas offered a surprisingly simple answer. “I think as long as you can actually verify the principal, so essentially the one who controls the agent who has the mandate, I think you’re probably in a good position.” Essentially, verify the person or company controlling the AI agent.

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