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- Hacker News
- This has done something odd to my brain.
The security issues and chance for direct harm makes me immediately recoil. "No, never, not even once as a joke." levels of nope. The sort of thing you would hear mentioned and move past without a second thought because obviously no one should or will ever do that.
...and yet it also feels like the sort of thing that could be a common, every day kind of thing. Is this really that different from an automated drop shipping company? A piece of logistics software that makes sure there are always pens and napkins?
I am going to stop thinking about this now. If MCP based automated purchasing is the future, I will let others build it.
by blobdole - For context, "No, never, not even once as a joke" was my initial response to the idea too. What really changed that for me was thinking about the bank account & crypto wallet, really as a "sandbox" from your actual funds.
Ultimately, for better or worse, AI will be making purchase decisions and my interest is more about how to sandbox them & make them safe (even though this is quite a rudimentary first pass!)
by solsol94 - link to homepage - https://tildepay.ai/by solsol94
- Homepage is nothing but "Sign in to continue" .. wow. Perhaps run an anonymous twin of the entire service too. See how they diverge over time. Expect massive legal and KYC stuff too. Maybe don't use a bank account anywhere and just accept direct crypto deposits?
Knowing where funds are spent can be very valuable market research. Useful in due-diligence. Best of luck.
by adrianwaj - Hey! Thanks for the message.
> Homepage is nothing but "Sign in to continue"
The main homepage leaves a lot to be desired but point noted - I'll update the link to direct there instead.
> Perhaps run an anonymous twin of the entire service too. See how they diverge over time
not 100% sure what you mean here. Could you explain further?
> Expect massive legal and KYC stuff too
Noted. The banking provider forces KYC which users go through on sign up before the account details & Privy managed ( https://www.privy.io/ ) wallet that stores the USDC is all provisioned.
> Maybe don't use a bank account anywhere and just accept direct crypto deposits
This would avoid a lot of legal + KYC but I'm aiming to target "power users" who don't necessarily need to know how to on-ramp & off-ramp crypto. This product may be too early for this wave of users but I'd like to have something that just feels like you've opened up a debit / savings account that you can give to your agent instead of providing access to your own details.
Thank you!
by solsol94