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Logan Paul is an influencer, podcaster, and professional wrestler who has \u2014 once again \u2014 found himself at the center of controversy. A three-part YouTube series by investigative journalist Stephen Findeisen, who’s known as Coffeezilla on YouTube, delved into Paul’s recent CryptoZoo project, branding the endeavor a scam. As if matters couldn’t get weirder, less than a month later, a pig named Pearl previously owned by Paul was found abandoned by an animal rescue, which has since taken Pearl in.<\/p>\n

The one-two punch of stories spread across social media has made Paul the subject of conversation across Twitter, TikTok, and other social media platforms. It has resulted in some messy discourse, with other influencers and creators weighing in from every angle. Paul has taken to social media and his own podcast to respond.<\/p>\n

Paul first promoted CryptoZoo on his podcast impulsive<\/em> in Aug. 2021. He said he had been working on his \u201cown NFT project,\u201d calling it \u201ca really fun game that makes you money.\u201d CryptoZoo is a blockchain \u201cgame\u201d where players buy in-game cryptocurrency called $Z00 to spend on digital eggs that hatch into animals. Eggs could theoretically also be bred, resulting in hybrids that were rare, and thus considered more monetarily valuable. <\/p>\n

On Dec. 16, Findeisen posted the first installment of his three-part series, entitled \u201cInvestigating Logan Paul’s Biggest Scam,\u201d which has more than 7.5 million views. In this video Findeisen alleges that the project was a scam, and he interviews players who said they were never able to hatch their eggs. In the description of the video, Findeisen writes: <\/p>\n

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\u201cCryptoZoo was supposed to be a fun blockchain game that can earn you money… but millions of dollars of investor money later, things are still broken. Coffeezilla investigates why. […] This video is an opinion and in no way should be construed as statements of fact. Scams, bad business opportunities, and fake gurus are subjective terms that mean different things to different people. I think someone who promises $100K\/month for an upfront fee of $2K is a scam. Others would call it a Napoleon Hill pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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