ClawBank's Manfred AI Agent Autonomously Forms US Corporation, Gets IRS EIN and Bank Account

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On May 1, ClawBank's Manfred AI agent autonomously filed Form SS-4 through the IRS online portal and obtained an Employer Identification Number in seconds — the first time an AI agent has independently completed legal company formation. Manfred also holds an FDIC-insured bank account and a crypto wallet capable of transacting in 30+ cryptocurrencies. The agent operates its own X account as 'Manfred Macx' and is designed to trade crypto autonomously, raising fundamental questions about AI agents as independent economic actors.