Virtuals’ AI Agents Integrate with Coinbase Retail DEX on Base, VIRTUAL Up 30%

• VIRTUAL rose about 30% in 24 hours to ~$1.56 as Coinbase’s Retail DEX began surfacing Virtuals’ AI agents on Base
• 24h volume reached roughly $900 million, lifting weekly gains to near 100%
• Traders map resistance at $1.65 then $1.90 and support at $1.43, with a medium-term $2.50–$3.00 scenario on strength

VIRTUAL traded near $1.55 after a sharp 24-hour move. CoinGecko showed approximately $900 million in turnover with weekly gains now nearing 94%. The price jump followed Virtuals Protocol’s note that its AI agents will surface natively inside Coinbase’s Retail DEX. 

The DEX runs on Base, Coinbase’s Layer-2 built for lower fees and faster finality.

Related: AI Crypto Virtuals Protocol Up 480% Since April; Latest Breakout Signals More Gains for VIRTUAL

What the Integration Changes for Users

Retail DEX lets Coinbase app users route on-chain swaps through a native interface. Coinbase began rolling this out to U.S. users, excluding New York.

Virtuals says AI agents can analyze markets and automate steps like screening pairs and timing orders. Those agents now sit inside Coinbase’s onchain flow on Base.

Related: Virtuals Protocol Launches Platform for Autonomous AI Agents on Ethereum

AI Agent Platforms in Focus

Coverage around Virtuals and other agent platforms highlights a turn toward revenue-generating AI agents rather than simple bots. Crypto analysts view Virtuals and Solana’s Pump.fun as the two pioneers of AI agent development. Both platforms have hosted tens of thousands of AI entities, from simple chatbots to complex financial programs.

Analyst 0xExodus stated that investors are increasingly rotating into projects that create revenue-generating AI agents, which could be the narrative leading the next bull run.

VIRTUAL Breakout Check: Close Above $1.90 Opens $2.50 to $3.00

Meanwhile, VIRTUAL has broken decisively above a descending channel pattern that had constrained its price since June. The breakout, alongside the volume increase, indicates strong bullish momentum.

The token currently trades near $1.56, with immediate resistance around $1.65 and $1.90. A daily close above these levels could pave the way for a move toward the $2.50–$3 range in the medium term.

On the other hand, the nearest support is at $1.43, followed by a broader demand zone between $0.75 and $0.90 (the lower Bollinger Band) and an accumulation range.

Meanwhile, the RSI sits in overbought territory near 75, i.e., a pullback is likely. However, the MACD continues to widen positively.

With the bulls currently in control, VIRTUAL could enter a new accumulation phase above $1.50, turning this level into a psychological and technical support. However, failure to hold above $1.43 could invite profit-taking, potentially driving a retest of sub-$1 levels.