Bankr, an AI-powered cryptocurrency trading bot, resumed activity on X on Thursday evening after being temporarily blocked. The bot still continues to remain inaccessible on Telegram.
Bankr lets users trade and manage crypto assets by sending simple text commands on platforms like X, Farcaster, and Telegram. Its creator, @0xDeployer, stated in his X post that Bankr was just removed from Telegram because it seemed to break their rules of service (TOS).Â
He further added that the team carefully checked Telegram’s rules before launching to make sure they followed them, hinting that the suspension might have happened for other reasons.
The #FreeBankr movement
The bot was blocked on both X and Telegram soon after it launched on Telegram, raising questions about whether it broke platform rules. While Bankr was offline, @0xDeployer told users they could still use the bot through other platforms like its private terminal, Base App, Farcaster, and XMTP.
The crypto community quickly showed support, spreading the #FreeBankr hashtag on X and mentioning platform leaders to get Bankr back online. This situation has raised bigger questions about how platforms handle AI-powered tools.
Bankr’s return to X is a step forward, but its Telegram ban highlights the struggles AI tools face on social media and messaging apps. The crypto community is still watching closely, waiting for answers about why the suspensions happened.
