MoonPay has acquired Dawn Labs, bringing on board founder Neeraj Prasad as Chief Engineer within MoonPay Labs. The deal includes the launch of Dawn CLI, an AI-native trading tool that converts plain English strategy prompts into executable workflows for financial markets.
The tool is designed to manage the full trading lifecycle-from natural language input to research, code generation, simulation, and user-directed execution. MoonPay says Dawn CLI targets prediction markets, a rapidly expanding sector where traders rely on social signals, automation, and cross-platform positioning.
MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto Wright said the acquisition makes complex active trading systems more accessible, while Prasad said the product reduces fragmentation across research, strategy, and execution. The non-custodial architecture allows users to review strategy code and set controls like trading limits before deployment.
This acquisition aligns with MoonPay’s broader push into AI agent infrastructure. In March, the company launched the Open Wallet Standard-a universal encrypted vault and interface for agents across multiple blockchains, keeping private keys isolated from agents, LLMs, and parent processes.
MoonPay is also expanding into agent payments through MoonPay Agents and the MoonAgents Card, a virtual Mastercard debit card that lets users and AI agents spend stablecoins online anywhere Mastercard is accepted. The card integrates with Ledger-secured hardware signing.