According to ME News, on April 4 (UTC+8), after Anthropic announced it had blocked OpenClaw, its founder Peter Steinberger promptly clarified that OpenClaw is an independently operated project with no connection to his personal joining of OpenAI. He revealed that OpenClaw had previously invited Anthropic and over ten other companies to join its nonprofit organization, but Anthropic did not respond, while most other companies have responded. Due to Peter’s joining of OpenAI in February, Anthropic cited resource optimization as the reason for discontinuing support for OpenClaw through Claude subscriptions. (Source: PANews)
OpenClaw Founder Responds to Anthropic Blocking, Reveals Past Invitation to Nonprofit
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On April 4 (UTC+8), Anthropic blocked OpenClaw, prompting founder Peter Steinberger to clarify the project’s independence from his role at OpenAI. Steinberger noted that OpenClaw had invited Anthropic and over a dozen other companies to join a nonprofit, but only Anthropic failed to respond. After Steinberger joined OpenAI in February 2026, Anthropic suspended Claude subscriptions, citing resource optimization. Traders are monitoring altcoins closely amid shifting AI partnerships. The Fear & Greed Index remains a key indicator of market sentiment.
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