{"id":16174,"date":"2026-02-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.bim.finance\/?p=16174"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:38:27","slug":"openclaw-bans-bitcoin-crypto-discord-openai-steinberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.bim.finance\/en\/openclaw-bans-bitcoin-crypto-discord-openai-steinberger\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenClaw bans Bitcoin and crypto on Discord after joining OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16174\" class=\"elementor elementor-16174\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b0f98c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b0f98c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5851001f\" data-id=\"5851001f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdb8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cdb8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b6d5f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b6d5f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e981abe\" data-id=\"e981abe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85773ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85773ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crypto scam triggers total ban<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e78754f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e78754f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98992ff\" data-id=\"98992ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcf269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bcf269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Peter Steinberger, the Austrian developer behind OpenClaw, has enforced a blanket no-crypto policy across the project&rsquo;s Discord server.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent framework. It surpassed 200,000 GitHub stars since its release in late January 2026, making it one of the fastest-growing AI projects in recent memory. The ban covers any mention of Bitcoin, crypto, or related topics, even in technical contexts. A developer was removed from the server for referencing Bitcoin block height in a code discussion. Steinberger temporarily reinstated the user but maintained the rule, stating the server \u00ab\u00a0enforces a no crypto mention whatsoever policy.\u00a0\u00bb He added that he would never launch a coin and warned that any token claiming association with him was fraudulent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08f42ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08f42ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c004ed4\" data-id=\"c004ed4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f36d6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f36d6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.repstatic.it\/content\/contenthub\/img\/2026\/02\/16\/103904013-60539d5a-a0a8-4d80-a220-81a9804b0aba.jpg?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"Peter Steinberger - The Austrian developer behind OpenClaw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Peter Steinberger - The Austrian developer behind OpenClaw<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8e2ec1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8e2ec1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f064166\" data-id=\"f064166\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07d5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f07d5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake $CLAWD token sparked the crisis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a35291f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a35291f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e6bb4f\" data-id=\"2e6bb4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c6bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9c6bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The ban traces back to a chaotic rebranding in late January 2026. During the transition, scammers seized abandoned social media handles linked to the project. They used them to promote a fake Solana-based token called $CLAWD. The token surged to approximately $16 million in market capitalisation within hours. After Steinberger publicly denied any involvement, it collapsed by more than 90%. Weeks of harassment followed. The creator nearly deleted the entire project as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The experience led Steinberger to implement a zero-tolerance crypto rule. He justified it as a necessary measure to protect the community from speculative financial activity and brand misuse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-296c61c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"296c61c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b918d2f\" data-id=\"b918d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3878e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3878e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.bim.finance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-13.46.39-scaled.png?fit=800%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16176\" alt=\"clawd.atg.eth Price - 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CoinGecko<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-406863e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"406863e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f491c25\" data-id=\"f491c25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf2ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf2ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steinberger joins OpenAI as OpenClaw moves to a foundation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8144f17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8144f17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b448491\" data-id=\"b448491\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6850e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6850e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The crypto ban coincides with a major shift in Steinberger&rsquo;s professional trajectory. He announced he is joining OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone. He stated that OpenClaw \u00ab\u00a0will move to a foundation and stay open and independent.\u00a0\u00bb OpenAI&rsquo;s acquisition of Steinberger is widely seen as a significant blow to Anthropic. OpenClaw previously defaulted to Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude models.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Analysts expect it to switch to GPT models following the move. Meta has separately banned the use of OpenClaw on work devices over security and data protection concerns. Startups, however, are embracing it cautiously within isolated virtual machines. The diverging corporate approaches highlight the uncertainty surrounding AI agent tools as they mature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger banned all crypto mentions from the project&rsquo;s Discord after scammers launched a fake $CLAWD token during rebranding. 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