Teneo Protocol joins CMC Labs, enabling AI agents to access APIs, execute workflows, and transact across chains, with over 1.45M requests already processed.
CoinMarketCap welcomes Teneo Protocol into the CMC Labs accelerator program as the shift from human-operated software to agent-driven systems accelerates.
Despite rapid progress in AI, most of the internet remains inaccessible to autonomous agents. An estimated 76% of APIs still require API keys, accounts, subscriptions, and payment flows designed for humans, not machines. That gap limits what agents can execute in real-world environments.
Teneo Protocol is an end-to-end execution layer for agents. Integrating wallets, native payment rails (x402), and multichain infrastructure, Teneo Protocol lets agents access, use, and pay for APIs, tools, and services on demand — without relying on traditional account-based systems.
Leroy Hofer, CEO of Teneo Protocol, said, “Teneo turns the internet into something agents can actually use: any API, any data, any digital service; with native on-chain payments built in. With CoinMarketCap, we’ve found the right partner to help us scale that infrastructure to a much broader market.”
Agents on Teneo Protocol are already operating across real workflows. These include market research systems, Polymarket trading bots, and cross-chain bridge and swap execution, where agents move from data retrieval to cross-network transactions without manual intervention. Teneo Protocol also integrates CoinMarketCap data through CoinMarketCap’s API.
Rush, CEO of CoinMarketCap, commented, "Teneo Protocol is building infrastructure that enables software agents to act on external data and services, not just respond to prompts. With real usage in place and a composable architecture setup, it's the kind of project CMC Labs was created to support.”
Teneo Protocol’s latest release, the “Teneo CLI,” enables agents to instantly access specialized agents spanning hundreds of endpoints, as well as tools including token bridges, on-chain and social data, smart money flows, Polymarket trading, and much more.
Teneo Protocol’s architecture is already live across Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, X Layer, and Peaq, allowing agents to move seamlessly from data access to on-chain execution within a single workflow.
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