Cyber pets, blind dates, and stock trading: How Chinese users are jumping on the OpenClaw craze

China's "lobster" craze is pushing users to experiment with OpenClaw as stock traders, dating assistants, and digital pets.

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• China's OpenClaw craze is spawning quirky — and risky — use cases.
• Some have turned their "lobsters" into stock traders, blind-date wingmen, and digital pets.
• Despite security warnings, China's OpenClaw obsession shows no sign of slowing down.

For the past few weeks, China has been swept up in a "lobster" craze.