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MoonPay buys Dawn Labs
MoonPay announced it acquired Dawn Labs on May 11, 2026 and launched Dawn CLI, an AI-native trading tool that converts plain-English strategy descriptions into autonomous trade execution on supported venues.
“MoonPay acquired Dawn Labs and launched an AI trading copilot”
MoonPay said Dawn CLI is designed to manage the full trading workflow, from natural language input to research, code generation, simulation, and user-directed execution, with the first live support for Polymarket.
Dawn Labs founder Neeraj Prasad, now Chief Engineer of MoonPay Labs, said, "Dawn collapses that into a single interface," describing a shift from needing multiple technical roles to one system that handles code and execution.
MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright framed the acquisition as enabling AI agents to trade, saying, "With Dawn, traders can direct AI agents to develop and execute sophisticated trading strategies autonomously."
How Dawn CLI works
Multiple outlets described Dawn CLI as using a non-custodial architecture, with MoonPay saying it uses non-custodial wallets created locally through the Open Wallet Standard so users can review strategy code before deployment.
Crypto Briefing said Dawn CLI is designed to let users review strategy code and set controls such as trading limits and position size before deployment, while CoinMarketCap said the platform provides reviewable strategy code and policy controls that cap how much an agent can trade.
Decrypt quoted Prasad saying, "Until now, building and running a systematic trading strategy required you to be a developer, a quant, and a portfolio manager," and described Dawn as collapsing those steps into one interface.
The Block reported that Prasad said the product would let "non-technical users to describe trading strategies in plain English, automating user research, code generation, simulation, and live execution," as MoonPay positioned the tool for prediction markets.
Prediction markets and scrutiny
MoonPay’s push into prediction markets comes as TradingView noted Kalshi and Polymarket face state-level lawsuits over allegations that the companies are illegally facilitating sports betting and other activities not permitted by state law.
“Kalshi and Polymarket face several state-level lawsuits”
TradingView also said that until December 2025, Caroline Pham, MoonPay’s chief legal officer, was a commissioner and acting chair at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which has since claimed exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets.
FinanceFeeds tied Dawn CLI’s launch to MoonPay’s broader AI strategy and said the product is designed to let users create prediction market trading strategies using plain English prompts instead of code, while also automating research, code generation, simulation, and live execution.
In a separate MoonPay framing, PR Newswire said prediction markets are "one of the fastest-growing categories," attracting a new generation of active traders across platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, even as the tool expands beyond crypto payments and agent wallets.
