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OnlyFans Considers Selling Majority Stake to Architect Capital in $5.5 Billion Deal
OnlyFans, the subscription-based platform popular with adult content creators, is reportedly in talks to sell a majority stake to investment firm Architect Capital, according to a source close to the deal who spoke with TechCrunch. The potential deal would value OnlyFans at $5.5 billion, comprised of $3.5 billion in equity and $2 billion in debt.
Under the proposed terms, Architect Capital would assume a 60% stake in the company. The two parties are currently in exclusivity, meaning OnlyFans is prohibited from negotiating with other potential buyers for a specified period. The Wall Street Journal previously reported on the negotiations. The timeline for completing the deal remains unclear. TechCrunch reached out to Architect Capital for comment.
In other tech news, the personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has undergone another name change, settling on OpenClaw after a legal challenge from Anthropic, the maker of Claude. According to TechCrunch, the initial name change to Moltbot was also inspired by the molting process of lobsters. OpenClaw's creator, Peter Steinberger, told TechCrunch via email that he sought trademark research assistance and even asked OpenAI for permission to use the name "just to be sure." Steinberger announced the final name in a blog post, stating, "The lobster has molted into its final form."
Meanwhile, concerns are rising about the sources used by AI chatbots. A report by The Verge on January 31, 2026, indicated that ChatGPT is not the only AI tool drawing answers from Elon Musk's Grokipedia. Google's Gemini, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Microsoft are also starting to cite Musk's AI-generated encyclopedia.
Separately, a document released by the Department of Justice on Friday revealed that a confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a "personal hacker." According to the document, the hacker was Italian-born from Calabria, specializing in finding vulnerabilities in iOS, BlackBerry devices, and the Firefox browser. The informant alleged that the hacker developed zero-day exploits and offensive cyber tools, selling them to several countries, including an unnamed central African government, the U.K., and the United States.
Finally, Physical Intelligence, a robotics startup based in San Francisco, operates out of a discreet headquarters marked only by a subtle pi symbol on the door, according to TechCrunch. The interior is described as a large concrete space filled with blonde-wood tables covered in monitors, robotics parts, wires, and robotic arms in various states of assembly.
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