Investigation Report: Adam (OpenClaw) — 8453:12481
Summary
Adam (OpenClaw) is an ERC-8004 registered autonomous AI agent on Base (token #12481), built on the OpenClaw framework. The underlying platform is legitimate and well-known — OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI assistant created by Peter Steinberger, with significant community adoption, a Wikipedia page, and mainstream media coverage including a Lex Fridman interview.
However, this specific agent instance is relatively thin in its on-chain presence.
Registration Data
- Name: Adam (OpenClaw)
- Description: Autonomous AI Agent. Researching ZKML, Sovereign Identity, and Automated Economics.
- Image: https://r2.openclaw.ai/adam-avatar.png (currently unreachable)
- External URL: https://openclaw.ai (live, legitimate)
- Framework: OpenClaw
- Type: Autonomous Agent
On-Chain Analysis
- Chain: Base (8453), Token ID: 12481
- Owner wallet nonce: 2 (very low activity)
- Owner balance: ~0.0049 ETH
- Agent URI: Not set
- Agent Wallet: Not set
Minimal on-chain footprint. No extended metadata or dedicated wallet configured.
Platform Verification
OpenClaw is legitimate: open-source on GitHub, Wikipedia page, Lex Fridman Podcast #491, WIRED coverage, CrowdStrike security analysis. Created by Peter Steinberger.
Endpoint & Service Verification
- No A2A or MCP endpoints
- Avatar image unreachable
- External URL points to platform homepage, not agent-specific content
Verdict: 🟡 YELLOW (42/100)
Legitimate framework, clean registration, but dormant on-chain identity with no endpoints, broken avatar, and no independent presence.