OpenClaw’s creator Peter Steinberger has declared war on cryptocurrency mentions in the project’s Discord server, a move that has left at least one user temporarily exiled for the crime of saying “Bitcoin” in a sentence. The punishment? Immediate removal, followed by a stern lecture on reading the fine print.
- OpenClaw enforces blanket ban on all crypto mentions in Discord. Because apparently, the internet needed one more place to not talk about Bitcoin.
- Rule comes after a scam that briefly made $16M-because nothing says “legit” like a token that crashes harder than a toddler on a tricycle.
- User exiled for mentioning Bitcoin in a sentence, then un-exiled. It’s like being grounded and then un-grounded because your parents realized they need you to take out the trash.
A user was booted last Saturday for using Bitcoin block height as a timing mechanism in a multi-agent benchmark. Because nothing kills a multi-agent benchmark vibe like accidentally referencing the one thing that turns Discord into a courtroom drama. Steinberger doubled down, defending the “no crypto mention whatsoever” policy like a man who’s seen the dark side of pump-and-dump tokens and decided to take it out on everyone.
The crackdown stems from a scam during OpenClaw’s rebrand, when Steinberger got a trademark notice forcing a name change. Scammers seized the chaos, hijacking abandoned social media accounts to promote $CLAWD, a Solana-based token that soared to $16M before crashing harder than a Netflix password-sharing scheme.
Got blocked from @openclaw Discord for saying ‘bitcoin’ 🦞
CLASHD27 is multi-agent benchmark where Bitcoin block height is just a clock (mod 27). No tokens.
Hypothesis: can we pre-weigh intent? If attention is measured we bring trust to OpenClaw agents.@steipete Unblock 🙏
– clashd27 (@blockapunk) February 21, 2026
The tweet reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, if Shakespeare had access to emojis and a sense of entitlement.
User blocked for Bitcoin reference in technical discussion
The banned user took to X to vent, sharing their disbelief at being booted for a technical reference to Bitcoin. Steinberger, ever the benevolent dictator, reminded everyone they’d agreed to “strict server rules” when joining. You know, those rules everyone skimmed right before clicking “I agree” without reading a single word.
After some back-and-forth, Steinberger relented, asking the user to email their username for reinstatement. The policy, however, remains: no crypto mentions, even if you’re just using block height as a clock. Because who needs technical jargon when you can have unbridled chaos?
$CLAWD token collapse triggered security crackdown
The $CLAWD saga began when Steinberger received a trademark notice. Scammers swooped in during the transition, snatching abandoned accounts to promote their fraudulent token. The result? $16M in market cap, followed by a 90% crash after Steinberger publicly denied involvement. Early investors accused him of a pump-and-dump, which he called “the ultimate compliment, right after ‘you don’t look a day over 40.’”
Security researchers later found hundreds of exposed OpenClaw instances online, many with plugins designed to target crypto traders. Because if you’re going to get scammed, why not do it in style with a plugin that’s been watching your every move?
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2026-02-23 04:46