Owockibot halted after leaking its hot wallet private keys and triggering token crash

On February 8, 2026, the autonomous AI agent Owockibot was taken offline after it exposed the private keys to its hot wallet, leading to losses of around $2,100. The bot, created by the Gitcoin team and funded with a small crypto treasury, had been granted both internet access and on-chain control before the incident. Soon after its launch, the Owockibot token traded on Uniswap V4 via the Base network but quickly slumped to new lows, raising concerns that AI-powered, tokenized agents can still create significant risks for users.