ClawdBot Creator Disowns Crypto After Scammers Hijack AI Project Rebrand
The creator of AI assistant ClawdBot disavowed all crypto association after scammers hijacked his rebrand to Moltbot to promote fake tokens.Summary
Peter Steinberger, the creator of the open-source AI assistant ClawdBot, publicly rejected any connection to cryptocurrency after scammers exploited his project's rebrand to promote fraudulent token schemes using his hijacked online identity.
The controversy began when Steinberger was forced to rename ClawdBot to Moltbot due to trademark concerns raised by Anthropic. During the transition, operational errors allowed bad actors to seize his old X (Twitter) and GitHub handles, which they immediately used to promote meme coin-style tokens falsely claiming his endorsement.
Steinberger emphatically stated he will never issue tokens, endorse crypto, or accept related fees, noting that the harassment from crypto proponents is making his online life "a living hell." The incident highlights the friction between viral open-source AI innovation and speculative crypto culture, further complicated by security warnings from entities like Brave regarding the risks of always-on AI agents.
(Source：BeInCrypto)