Shieldz Blog

Non-custodial crypto payments, written by the people building it.

Your AI agent can now get paid. No account, no API key.

June 28, 2026

We pointed the Shieldz engine at AI agents. Over MCP, keyless and non-custodial, an agent turns a wallet address into a working payment link. Here is what we built and why.
The pay-any-coin trust tradeoff: direct settlement vs swap protocols

June 27, 2026

When a buyer pays a different coin than you settle in, something has to convert it. Here is exactly what that means for custody, and why we kept the two paths separate and honest.
Shipping an SDK with zero dependencies and npm provenance

June 26, 2026

Why the Shieldz SDK has no runtime dependencies, how it verifies webhooks on the Web Crypto API so it runs anywhere, and what npm provenance actually proves.
How crypto wallet drainers work, and why a payment processor should never ask you to connect

June 25, 2026

Most crypto theft at checkout comes from one mechanism: token approvals. Here is how drainers exploit it, and why accepting a payment should never involve connecting your wallet.

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Everything to get paid in crypto with Shieldz.