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The developer of the rapidly growing open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger, confirmed that mentioning Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies on the Discord server would lead to members being removed. On Saturday, a user on X explained that they were banned from the server for referencing Bitcoin block height as a timing mechanism in a multi-agent benchmark. Steinberger stated that the strict server rules accepted upon joining were enforced, and the community maintains its “crypto mention strictly prohibited” policy. Later, he agreed to restore the user’s access upon receiving their username via email. OpenClaw confirms ban on crypto. Source: Steinberger Details of OpenClaw Discord BTC and Crypto Ban This policy began after scammers hijacked abandoned social media accounts during the project’s rebranding process to promote a fake Solana-based $CLAWD token, which reached a market cap of 16 million dollars. The token lost more than 90% of its value shortly after. Steinberger had announced that he would not issue a cryptocurrency and that associated tokens are fake. OpenClaw, released at the end of January, attracted a wide developer audience by gaining 200,000 GitHub stars within weeks. BTC Block Height Benchmark Ban Incident The user used Bitcoin block height as a harmless timestamp to measure AI agents’ performance. However, this led to an immediate ban for violating community rules. Steinberger’s statement emphasizes that any crypto-related reference carries risk and directs developers to alternative timing methods. Fake $CLAWD Token Scandal and Solana Risks Fake tokens are common in the Solana ecosystem. $CLAWD was hyped through abandoned accounts to reach a 16M$ cap, then crashed. Similar incidents are examined in SOL detailed analysis reports. This scam triggered OpenClaw’s strict policy. OpenClaw’s Rapid GitHub Rise and AI Trends OpenClaw exploded among AI agent frameworks with 200K stars. This success is supported by a community strategy…

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