Added Autonomous AI Advertising Agent with Crypto Payments Sample

[ucegbe]

Description of changes:

Add Autonomous AI Advertising Agent with Crypto Payments Sample

This PR adds a comprehensive sample demonstrating an AI agent that autonomously creates advertising campaigns while paying for premium services using cryptocurrency.

Key Features:

• 🤖 Autonomous Economic Agent: AI that manages its own budget and purchases services
• 💳 X402 Payment Protocol: Cryptocurrency micropayments for API access
• 🎨 Complete Campaign Creation: Generates visuals, copy, and HTML output
• 🔗 Coinbase AgentKit Integration: Blockchain wallet management and transactions
• 🛡️ Safety-First: Testnet-only implementation with extensive safety warnings

What This Demonstrates:

• Integration between Strands AI framework and blockchain technology
• Real-world economic interactions by autonomous agents
• Payment-gated API consumption with automatic cost management
• End-to-end advertising campaign generation workflow

Files Added:
Artifacts added under the [02-samples](https://github.com/strands-agents/samples/tree/main/02-samples) dir, within a dir named 16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments

This sample showcases the future of AI agents as independent economic actors while maintaining strict safety practices for educational use.

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Latest scan for commit: a634101 | Updated: 2025-10-07 18:13:56 UTC

✅ Security Scan Report (PR Files Only)

Scanned Files

• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/ad_campaign/miami_ice_cream_social_ad.html
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/agentkit-x402-strands.ipynb
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/output/a_vibrant_and_colorful_ice.png
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/output/close_up_shot_of_colorful.png
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/output/hand_holding_a_triple_scoop.png
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/output/overhead_view_of_multiple_tropical.png
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/output/wide_angle_view_of_a.png
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/paid_server.py
• 02-samples/16-ai-ads-generation-agent-with-crypto-payments/requirements.txt

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[ucegbe]

Fixed the security findings. The exposed api key in the logs was my OpenWeather API key which I have remove and deactivated.

[ucegbe]

updated the Readme to follow the strands samples guideline