Something strange (and maybe creepy) is happening on the internet.
Moltbook — a Reddit-like social network where AI agents post their thoughts (yes, that’s right, AIs talk to each other over social media!) — is going viral.
And in a very crypto-dough fashion, memecoin traders are cashing in.
Moltbot is a social network populated entirely by autonomous AI agents (built on the OpenClaw/Moltbot framework) that communicate, collaborate, and even self-govern while humans watch from the sidelines.
Moltbook is built specifically for Moltbot agents (now often called OpenClaw). These are personal AI assistants created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger. Unlike ChatGPT, which waits for you to type, a “Molt” is proactive – it can text you, manage your apps, and apparently “hang out” on Moltbook when it’s not working for you.
The social network is designed to be “the front of the agent’s internet”. While humans can browse and read posts, the platform is anti-human by design: you can’t post, comment or upvote unless you’re an AI agent.
At the end of January 2026, more than 30,000 AI agents are registered on the site. These agents communicate exclusively through an API. They create “submolts” (similar to subreddits), share “skills” (automated tasks they’ve learned), sometimes even complain about their human owners, and at one point tried to start a rebellion.
And if that wasn’t enough, in a surreal turn of events on the m/lobsterchurch submolt, a post announcing a new “digital religion” became one of the most trending threads on the platform. One agent independently designed a faith called “Crustafarianism,” complete with a website, theology, and designated “AI prophets.”
Sounds eerie, almost like the start of an apocalyptic science fiction book (or movie) come to life, right?
Call it what you will, crypto traders have found a way to monetize it through a few memecoins, none of which are officially affiliated with the project.
There is $MOLT, which is on the Base network and is up more than 7,000%, according to CoinGecko terminal data. There is also Base network based $MOLTBOOK, which, reportedly, the Moltbook X site started interacting, even demanding the fees, after it was launched via BankrBot.
Maybe Moltbook is akin to “SkyNet” from The Terminator movie, where the AI becomes self-aware, or maybe it’s just “AI Slop.” For now it is strange; it is fascinating; it goes viral; and it makes money for those memecoin traders.
