Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)

Author | Golem (@web 3_golem)

On February 27, when a user asked OpenClaw’s founder Peter Steinberger on X, “What’s the best advice for a 20-year-old?”, Peter Steinberger bluntly replied, “Don’t waste your time on cryptocurrency.” As the founder of the current hottest AI product, Peter Steinberger has never hidden his disdain for cryptocurrency. He has warned crypto professionals not to harass him, and even mentioning Bitcoin in OpenClaw’s Discord can result in a ban.

This biting remark sparked a wave of memes and self-deprecation within the crypto community. But unlike when the market slumped and crypto professionals declared “crypto is dead,” the statement “don’t waste…