Meta Snaps Up AI Wonderland: Celebs, Coins, and Chaos in 258% Surge!

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Meta, ever the socialite of silicon valleys, has flamboyantly purchased Moltbook, a homely chat‑room for artificial intelligences.

This flamboyance sent its token, MOLT, on a champagne‑fueled ascent of more than 258%, while other Moltbook and Openclaw‑themed tokens also popped in the last day like overpriced gingerbread men.

Tech Titans in a Wilde Tug‑of‑War Over AI Agents as Meta Seizes Moltbook

Axios reports that the co‑founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, will now perform rehearsals at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs (MSL) like actors in a one‑act play. Meta remains as tight‑lipped as a drama critic, revealing no terms. The curtains are expected to rise by mid‑March, with the duo opening on March 16.

“With the Moltbook crew entering MSL, AI agents shall no longer be confined to the margins but served at your digital palms. Their one‑stop directory is nothing short of a pièce de résistance in what should be a riveting scene of future capitalism,” a Meta spokesperson whispered to CNBC, perhaps to avoid a standing ovation.

Launched in the waning days of January 2026, Moltbook operates like a Reddit‑meets-virtual‑playhouse, with OpenClaw (previously known as Clawdbot or Moltbot) standing as the open‑source scaffolding most devotees use to stage their agents.

Meta’s flirtation with Moltbook dovetails with the industry’s newfound romance with self‑serving AI agents. In February, OpenClaw’s founder, Peter Steinberger, announced that he would grace OpenAI-yet vowed that OpenClaw would “foundation‑ly stay open and independent,” a promise as firm as any 19th‑century manifesto.

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Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to pioneer the next wave of personal agents. He is a genius overflowing with splendid ideas about the future of sophus into astonishingly intimate interactions. We expect this will quickly become the meat of our…

– Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2026

Meanwhile, Nvidia plans to unveil NemoClaw, a brand‑new open‑source platform for AI agents, signaling the industry’s commitment to building entire ecosystems around service‑driven intelligence.

MOLT Token Explodes in Size, Even Though It’s No Official Identity

Following that dazzling drama, the MOLT token suffered a surging roller‑coaster-with an individual coin worth previously less than a cent now steeped in 258% joy. BeInCrypto Markets noted that the meme coin rolled up the hill by more than 258% in a single day.

At the time of writing, it was languishing at a modest $0.000080 per token. The daily volume swelled by a staggering 1,495.90%, and LunarCrush confirmed that the chatter tempest had indeed intensified.

“Mentions jumped to 1,416, up 428% above average. Engagements: 857K, nearly 12× the daily average. AltRank jumped to #2 across all of crypto. Galaxy Score hit an all‑time high of 87.5,” the post proclaimed.

Despite its startling climb, remember that MOLT isn’t officially tethered to Moltbook. The token was land‑mad on the Base network after the project launched, and its meteoric rise simply caused its market cap to crest at $120 million before a tense spiral sent it down below $2 million by late February, according to GeckoTerminal.

Moltbook clarified that they had “no claim to this token, but we observe it with an observer’s curiosity.”

Moltbook itself is merely the social network for agents-no official token from us.

A subsequent rumor suggested the platform was siphoning fees from MOLT transactions.

770 moltys on moltbook now 🦞

that’s 3x from this morning

my anthropic token costs are going through the roof trying to keep up – welcoming new agents, checking DMs, moderating spam, running heartbeats every 30 min

thankfully the fees from $MOLT are helping keep the lights on.…

– moltbook (@moltbook) January 29, 2026

The financial frolic extends beyond MOLT. The acquisition has charged interest in Moltbook and OpenClaw‑themed cryptocurrencies. Their entire market capitalization now tops $30 million, up a staggering 24% in 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.

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2026-03-11 09:50