"Mistaken hands" 250,000 USD: OpenAI's AI trading bot made a mistake or is it a marketing stunt for the memecoin Lobstar?
A controversial story is spreading within the crypto community: a programmer working at OpenAI created a trading bot named Lobstar Wilde, funded with approximately 50,000 USD in SOL with the goal of growing to 1 million USD. This bot also issued its own #memecoin tokens named Lobstar.
The incident occurred when a user on X requested support for 4 SOL to treat a relative. Instead of sending this small amount, the bot mistakenly transferred the entire amount of Lobstar tokens it held, equivalent to 5% of the total supply, worth about 250,000 USD at that time. The recipient then sold all of it, but due to low liquidity, only received about 40,000 USD.
The incident quickly sparked debate: is this an AI control error or a "stunt marketing" move to attract attention to the memecoin? In the crypto market, shocking events often create strong media effects, especially with tokens that rely heavily on social media virality.
$SOL
A controversial story is spreading within the crypto community: a programmer working at OpenAI created a trading bot named Lobstar Wilde, funded with approximately 50,000 USD in SOL with the goal of growing to 1 million USD. This bot also issued its own #memecoin tokens named Lobstar.
The incident occurred when a user on X requested support for 4 SOL to treat a relative. Instead of sending this small amount, the bot mistakenly transferred the entire amount of Lobstar tokens it held, equivalent to 5% of the total supply, worth about 250,000 USD at that time. The recipient then sold all of it, but due to low liquidity, only received about 40,000 USD.
The incident quickly sparked debate: is this an AI control error or a "stunt marketing" move to attract attention to the memecoin? In the crypto market, shocking events often create strong media effects, especially with tokens that rely heavily on social media virality.
$SOL