Logan Paul marked his entry into the world of combat sports in 2018. But the 27-year-old YouTube sensation never shied away from showing off his skills outside the ring as well.

A little over a year ago, Paul announced the launch of CryptoZoo, which utilized Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs. The concept for the game came around during an episode of the ImPaulsive podcast in 2020. The idea was for players of an NFT-based game to have fun in addition to walking away with some cash. Paul, the game’s promoter, highlighted the six months the development team spent creating “handmade” NFTs.

Paul estimated a need for a million dollars to develop the game and its unique NFTs. In 2021, CryptoZoo introduced a few NFT animals. The initial elation, however, quickly died down. A group of investors put up a lot of money, but all they got back were generic zoo animal pictures.

Coffeezilla’s investigations into CryptoZoo

YouTube investigator Stephen Findeisen, better known by his moniker Coffeezilla, has produced a three-part documentary on the topic. For Logan Paul, CryptoZoo is a “really fun game that earns you money” CryptoZoo’s official website states, “CryptoZoo is undergoing upgrades to the core infrastructure of the ecosystem.” It is an “autonomous ecosystem that allows ZooKeepers to buy, sell, and trade exotic animals and hybrids.” 

CryptoZoo is, at its core, a Non-Fungible Token game. Players use ‘zoo coins,’ the currency used in the game, to buy egg NFTs, which would eventually hatch into animals. The animal, post-birth, can be bred to create hybrids. The rarity of the resulting animal determines the ‘zoo coins’ earned.

According to Coffeezilla, several people invested tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, in CryptoZoo.

Paul breaks out some of the development difficulties in CryptoZoo. He blamed the game’s developer for the uproar it caused. The programmer created some code, ran off to Switzerland, and demanded $1,000,000 from the YouTuber in exchange for returning the code.

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According to Paul, the allegation is “simply not true,” and “when appropriate, all bad actors will be exposed, explained, & held fully accountable.” He promised additional information in his podcast on January 3.

Logan Paul fires back at Coffeezilla

Finally, following up on his initial announcement, Logan Paul released a video titled – My Response To Coffeezilla’s Scam Allegations. Already viewed by nearly a million people, The Maverick picked each point raised by Coffeezilla and explained his side of the story.

Paul said, “You have used my name for views and money, “Your addiction to clicks has clouded your judgment, and you’ve made very real errors with very real repercussions. [Coffeezilla has continued] to morph from an investigator to a gossip channel. He is a lopsided journalist with an agenda.”

In particular, Paul and his team had a major grouse over a phone call it termed “illegal recording.” 

Coffeezilla shared parts of a conversation during his inquiry with Paul’s manager, Jeff Levin. Paul mentioned in his video, “Surely a real internet detective would not break criminal and civil laws in trying to get information right so why have you allowed the illegal recording of Jeff’s phone call without his permission and then more like an internet criminal post it online.”

It seems Paul might take legal action against the YouTube detective because he thinks what he did was illegal, “I suggest you use the money from your Patreon to hire a good lawyer, you’re gonna need it. See you in court.”

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