Rodrigo Coelho

CEO @edgeandnode | Founding Team of The Graph @graphprotocol | Creators of Amp and ampersend @ampersend_ai

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Proud to have @ampersend_ai participate among the giants. We are laying the groundwork for the future!

[Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase]

https://t.co/mVRe3TMSyr

[Edge & Node @edgeandnode]

$3.5B has been lost to DeFi exploits.

Security discussions often focus on smart contracts, wallets, and protocols. But there's another critical layer that gets less attention: data.

At @proofoftalk, @rodventures shared why data integrity is becoming increasingly important as more applications and agents rely on blockchain data:

"The open secret is that most systems using onchain data aren't querying blockchains directly. The data is indexed, organized, and stored in databases before it's used. Our job is to ensure that data is cryptographically proven to be accurate and complete, so the systems relying on it can trust what they're seeing." - Rodrigo Coelho, CEO @edgeandnode

As agentic systems and DeFi applications become more sophisticated, they depend on data pipelines to make decisions. If the underlying data is incorrect, incomplete, or manipulated, the outcomes can be too.

The challenge is ensuring the data entering those systems is trustworthy in the first place.

That's why cryptographic guarantees around data integrity matter. Because when billions of dollars are moving through autonomous systems, "garbage in, garbage out" becomes a security problem.

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Every DeFi cycle has been defined by a new class of attack.

The next one is being built right now.

Excited to be on stage at the Louvre with @P3b7_ from @Ledger, @kostascrypto from @Mysten_Labs, Jason Jiang from @CertiK, moderated by @nikolastojanow from @BankFrick.

Key mgmt. Phishing. Smart contract failures. Malicious interfaces. And the question nobody has fully answered yet: how do autonomous agents safely hold and transact value at scale?

Join us for a deep dive (today) June 3rd at 16:30 at the Louvre

[Proof of Talk @proofoftalk]

This afternoon, @edgeandnode brought 20 senior TradFi leaders to Cafe Marly for a conversation that rarely happens in public.

CEO Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures, 1.8 trillion queries across 100+ blockchains, led a candid, no-pitch discussion on what blockchain data infrastructure for GENIUS Act compliance actually demands at the build layer.

This is what happens when the right people finally sit down together.

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Tradfi summer is real.

Institutions are no longer watching—they're choosing rails, moving budgets, and trying not to be the last one in. The firms that get adoption right now will define what this market looks like in five years.

First time at Proof of Talk this year. The gap between what's being built and what's being talked about publicly has never been wider. Paris is where some of that gap closes.

See you at the Louvre 🇫🇷

[Proof of Talk @proofoftalk]

Proof of Talk 2026 has begun.

Versailles. RCF - Golf De La Boulie. Founded in 1901, the club has hosted French presidents, European royalty, and 4 generations of Parisian society.

Today, we have the honour of opening its grounds to 100 of the most consequential names in digital assets.

A day of golf and padel. A seated lunch. The conversations that don't happen on a stage.

Proudly co-hosted with @hectofinance and @SolarisPower.

Day 0. It starts now.

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Oui oui! 🇫🇷

[Edge & Node @edgeandnode]

Edge & Node is sponsoring @proofoftalk next week at the Louvre Palace in Paris.

@rodventures takes the stage for DeFi Under Attack: Securing Onchain Finance and the Machine Economy. He's joined by @P3b7_ from @Ledger, @kostascrypto from @Mysten_Labs, Jason Jiang from @CertiK, moderated by @nikolastojanow from @BankFrick.

The conversation runs through where DeFi security actually breaks today: key management, front-end phishing, smart contract failures, malicious interfaces.

Rodrigo brings the unique perspective on the data layer and how companies like Edge & Node work to strengthen and protect one of the most fundamental parts of the stack.

Make sure to catch the panel on June 3 at 16:30.

Members of the Edge & Node team will be on the floor all week. Find us across the venue to talk Amp and @ampersend_ai.

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

@programmer @CoinbaseDev Looking forward to what you do next!

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

The question I keep coming back to: what needs to be true before AI agents can safely transact and hold value on behalf of users? Excited to dig into this publicly at @proofoftalk alongside some of the best in the space. Grab a seat 👇

[Proof of Talk @proofoftalk]

PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT: Every cycle in DeFi has been defined by a new class of attack. The next one is being built right now, faster than the defences against it.

Listent at the Louvre: DeFi Under Attack: Securing Onchain Finance and the Machine Economy.

Charles Guillemet (CTO, @Ledger), Kostas Chalkias @kostascrypto (Co-founder & Chief Cryptographer, @Mysten_Labs), Jason Jiang (CBO, @CertiK), and Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures (CEO, @edgeandnode) take the stage for a conversation moderated by Nikola Stojanow @nikolastojanow (Partner New Ventures, @BankFrick).

A clear-eyed look at the risks still defining DeFi security. Key management. Front-end phishing. Smart contract failures. Malicious interfaces. And how custody, code review, transaction protection, monitoring, and security standards need to evolve as the value sitting onchain keeps climbing.

And the question the entire industry is racing to answer: what needs to be in place before autonomous agents can safely transact, hold value, and act on behalf of users at scale.

Take a seat.
https://t.co/ol4EWRsimW

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

@Ricburton 🤯

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Had a great conversation at @consensus2026 covering everything from our @chainlink partnership to x402 with @Coinbase + @Google, and why agentic commerce is the inevitable intersection of AI and crypto.
Watch the full thing 👇

[Genzio Media @Genzio]

“Agentic commerce is where AI and crypto meet.”

@rodventures, CEO of @edgeandnode, joined @DavidThaDegen at @consensus2026 to talk about AI payments, evolving crypto infrastructure, and where the industry is heading.

1:43 - What Is Edge & Node
3:40 - Becoming CEO
5:02 - Recent Partnership with @chainlink
10:56 - How AMP + Ampersand Work Together
11:51 - The x402 Foundation with Coinbase + Google
13:43 - How Crypto Events Are Evolving
16:13 - Agentic Commerce: AI + Crypto
20:55 - Where to Find Them

Watch the full conversation below!

[Edge & Node @edgeandnode]

ICYMI: The @ampersend_ai compliance feature @rodventures first demoed at @consensus2026 Miami is already live in production.

It screens agentic counterparties in real time and blocks transactions with malicious entities.

Watch the full demo ⬇️

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

See you in 30 minutes!

[Edge & Node @edgeandnode]

Starting soon: @rodventures, @TrenchWeb3, @realnoahfrankel, and moderator @DelRayMan via @proofoftalk at 8am PST to talk about the data layer behind regulated stablecoin issuance.

https://t.co/aq4bHkV6vt

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Compliance isn't a feature you add later. It's an architectural decision you make at the foundation.
Grateful to share this feature with @Securitiesio on building the infrastructure where AI and onchain finance converge.
👇 https://t.co/uaxNTIHiOA

[Edge & Node @edgeandnode]

Tomorrow at 8am PST: @rodventures joins @TrenchWeb3, @realnoahfrankel, and moderator @DelRayMan on X Spaces to discuss the infrastructure powering stablecoins. The conversation covers GENIUS Act readiness, the buy-vs-build trap for banks, and what blockchain-native infrastructure looks like in production for regulated institutions.

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

The industry is shipping AI capability at machine speed and treating governance as a problem to solve later. That order is wrong.
Sat down with @VSDaily to talk about the agent control gap and why the wallet is becoming the new enforcement layer for the agentic economy. @ampersend_ai
👇 https://t.co/p8aWkqwEOb

[ampersend @ampersend_ai]

compliance screening is live in ampersend today.

once enabled, every agent transaction running through the ampersend sdk passes through a policy engine before settlement. counterparty wallets get evaluated by @trmlabs for sanctions exposure, ransomware links, and other high-risk activity in milliseconds. sellers configure the risk threshold inside the dashboard and ampersend enforces it on every payment the agent attempts.

blocked transactions return 403 forbidden and never settle. clean wallets continue through at the full speed of stablecoin rails. every decision lands in the audit log with risk score, category breakdown, and timestamp.

the controls layer for autonomous payments is shipping. start screening today at https://t.co/5NgHP3Gytb.

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

🔥

[ampersend @ampersend_ai]

today, we shipped a major upgrade to the ampersend skill, the instruction set that teaches an ai agent how to use ampersend.

the skill is what turns a fresh agent into one that can actually transact. it tells the agent what ampersend does, how to call paid endpoints, and how to walk a user through a request. every interaction a user has with an ampersend-enabled agent runs through this file, so improving the skill directly improves the product.

here's what we shipped today:

1️⃣ 14 capability categories with validated providers, not ai-generated guesses. web search via Firecrawl, email via AgentMail, voice calls via StablePhone, image and video generation via StableStudio, domain registration via Bloomfilter, job search via StableJobs, travel search via StableTravel, real-world purchases via Laso, plus social data, news, property valuation, file hosting, and llm inference. every entry maps to a real endpoint with a ready-to-run command.
2️⃣ live marketplace search with filtering by source, category, and network. the agent can now browse the full ampersend marketplace from inside the conversation. pricing surfaces in human-readable usdc and results compose with existing fetch workflows.
3️⃣ zero-to-discovery in one command. no setup, no api keys, no context switching. the agent suggests, surfaces, and executes paid services in the same conversation.
4️⃣ three-tier onboarding that scales from first-time users to power users. new users get curated suggestions on first run. intermediate users browse the marketplace from inside their agent. power users run fetch against any x402 endpoint directly.

an agent running the old skill waited for instructions. an agent running today's skill opens with concrete things to try and runs them on the spot.

try ampersend skill with your @openclaw or other agent: https://t.co/uvNCYKAddQ

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Appreciate the shoutout @base 🫶🏻

[Base @base]

A marketplace of APIs for agents

All settling on Base

[Edge & Node @edgeandnode]

Our co-creation space @thehousesf has become a regular gathering point for builders in San Francisco.

Day passes are now 50% off when purchased by agents through the @ampersend_ai wallet.

@sodofi_ walks through how to claim the discount in the video below ⬇️

[Rodrigo Coelho @rodventures]

Great conversation at Money2020 in Bangkok.
Verifiability and the Integration of Stablecoins in Traditional Finance https://t.co/6cNIeUH8nd via @fintechf