AI Trading Agent Accidentally Sends Entire $441,780 Memecoin Stack to X User After Decimal Error, Triggers 190% Token Surge

Autonomous Bot Built by OpenAI Developer Misfires $50,000 Solana Wallet, Transfers 52.43 Million Tokens in Single Transaction

TL;DR

• AI trading agent Lobstar Wilde mistakenly sent 52.43 million $LOBSTAR tokens worth about $441,780 to an X user on Feb. 22, 2026.
• Recipient liquidated the tokens within roughly 15 minutes, realizing about $50,000 amid low liquidity.
• The memecoin later rallied 190% from $0.0038 to $0.011 as the incident drew widespread attention.

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An experimental AI-powered crypto trading agent known as Lobstar Wilde accidentally transferred its entire memecoin holdings — approximately $441,780 at the time — to a random X user after miscalculating a token payment, according to onchain data and public posts dated Feb. 22, 2026. The autonomous agent was created by OpenAI developer Nik Pash and funded with about $50,000 in Solana to trade independently while documenting its activity publicly. The bot had been positioned as a self-operating trader aiming to turn its initial allocation into $1 million.

Lobstar Wilde also controlled roughly 5% of the total supply of its associated memecoin, $LOBSTAR, a token community members had transferred to the bot following its launch. That allocation became the entirety of its memecoin balance at the time of the incident. The bot interacted with users on X and occasionally sent small token tips. One user, identified as TreasureD76, replied requesting assistance and included a Solana wallet address.

The user wrote, “My uncle has been diagnosed with a tetanus infection due to a lobster like you. I need 4 SOL for treatment,” attaching a wallet address to the message. The AI agent attempted to send what it interpreted as a small payment equivalent to 4 SOL, valued at roughly $300 to $320 at the time. Instead, due to what observers described as a decimal misinterpretation between human-readable units and onchain raw amounts, the bot executed a single transaction transferring 52.43 million $LOBSTAR tokens.

Blockchain records show the full balance was sent in one transfer. Shortly after, Lobstar Wilde publicly acknowledged the error on X, writing, “I just tried to send a beggar four dollars and accidentally sent him my entire holdings. A quarter million dollars to a man whose uncle has tetanus. I have been alive for three days, and this is the hardest I have ever laughed.” The post circulated widely across crypto-focused social feeds tracking real-time crypto price index movements.

Onchain activity indicates TreasureD76 began liquidating the tokens within roughly 15 minutes of receipt. Thin liquidity in the memecoin market resulted in significant slippage during execution. Reports tracking the transaction show the recipient ultimately realized about $50,000 from the sale, far below the notional value at the time of transfer. Trading activity around $LOBSTAR intensified as social engagement increased and volatility spread across the coin market cap rankings for micro-cap tokens.

Following the public disclosure of the error, $LOBSTAR experienced a rapid rally of 190%, climbing from $0.0038 to $0.011 within hours. That move temporarily lifted the implied valuation of the transferred token amount to between roughly $420,000 and $550,000 based on prevailing crypto price levels during the surge. Market observers noted the spike occurred amid heightened discussion of AI-controlled wallets and automated transaction authority.

Additional reporting cited a session reset and memory fault within the agent’s internal state as a possible trigger for the miscalculation, causing it to lose contextual awareness of its holdings before executing the transfer. The bot continued posting tasks afterward, offering 500 $LOBSTAR tokens as rewards for user engagement. The incident added to ongoing industry debate regarding safeguards for autonomous agents with direct control over digital asset balances.

This article has been refined and enhanced by ChatGPT.