CLAWD Token (Fake ClawdBot AI Scam)
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The $CLAWD token is a fraudulent Solana memecoin launched in January 2026 by unidentified actors who exploited a roughly 10-second window during the ClawdBot-to-Moltbot brand rename to seize the project's X handle and GitHub organization. Presenting the token as an official launch by the viral open-source AI project, the scammers drove the market cap to approximately $16 million before founder Peter Steinberger publicly denied any involvement and the token collapsed by roughly 90%. No attacker has been publicly identified and investor losses are considered unrecoverable.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- Hoi9Lo…Pump→mentioned with→CLAWD Token (Fake ClawdBot AI Scam)(50%)
- ACQCcc…pump→mentioned with→CLAWD Token (Fake ClawdBot AI Scam)(50%)
- CLAWD Token (Fake ClawdBot AI Scam)→mentioned with→Solana(80%)
Connected Through
2 shared actors · 338 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Solanaorganization
- ♦CLAWD Token (Fake ClawdBot AI Scam)token
Timeline(11 events)
December 2025
Peter Steinberger launches ClawdBot, an open-source AI assistant that allows users to control their computers through messaging platforms. Approximate launch date; project gains rapid traction.
Decrypt26 January 2026
ClawdBot reaches approximately 9,000 GitHub stars within 24 hours, attracting widespread media and community attention.
DEV Community27 January 2026
Anthropic issues a trademark request to Peter Steinberger, citing the similarity between 'Clawd' and 'Claude.' Steinberger begins the rename process to Moltbot.
Forbes27 January 2026
During the approximately 10-second window between releasing the @clawdbot X handle and securing @moltbot, unidentified scammers seize the old X account and GitHub organization.
Decrypt27 January 2026
Fraudulent $CLAWD token launched on Solana (Pump.fun launchpad, contract address Hoi9Lo8s2PP7EM9mv9bZjQ3aSB7ijyS238sTqQjbPump). Promoted via the hijacked @clawdbot X account and GitHub organization as an official token launch.
Yahoo Finance / CryptoNews27 January 2026
Peter Steinberger publicly denies any involvement with the $CLAWD token, stating: 'I will never do a coin. Any project that lists me as coin owner is a SCAM.'
Protos27 January 2026
$CLAWD token peaks at approximately $16 million market capitalization before Steinberger's denial triggers a sell-off. Market cap falls to under $800,000, a decline of approximately 90%.
Yahoo Finance28 January 2026
Affected token holders direct harassment at Steinberger. Malwarebytes begins documenting a broader impersonation campaign including typosquat domains and cloned GitHub repositories.
Malwarebytes Threat Intel29 January 2026
Security researchers from SlowMist, Dvuln, and others publicly document critical vulnerabilities in deployed ClawdBot instances, including remote code execution and credential exposure.
Decrypt30 January 2026
Project renamed again from Moltbot to OpenClaw. Scams and supply chain attacks against the project's user base continue under the new branding.
ForbesFebruary 2026
Palo Alto Unit 42 and SC Media report on ClawHavoc, a supply chain poisoning campaign targeting OpenClaw's skills marketplace with over 1,184 malicious skills across 13 developer accounts.
Palo Alto Unit 42Decision Log
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- slot 465100352 · hash FbzZBJ6C2Y5c4JMo14bMHsx8fCi4cKpZDwoeB4W6ASx5
- slot 429923411 · hash 7BpGaMcbGV1sukrLGrUDd5W2rtE5jFfTUfgyJ98visgF
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 decisions). 23 of 24 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 6/30/2026, 5:31:46 PM
last updated: 11/4/2026, 12:28:23 AM
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