PAAL AI
Last changed 2026-11-02 · Fact-check review — Fact-check review (verdict: revise): the reviewer checked the page's claims against its sources; the trust score was recalculated from the page's findings, 39 → 44. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| The subject's own conduct | -30 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -3.2 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -1.8 |
| Long-running | +4 |
| Sum | 34 |
- 2 sections set aside: the claims did not hold up in a fact-check, pending correction.
Score: 44/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Page reliability: Fact-checked 2026-11-02 · 4 of 8 claims confirmed · 1 need better sources · 3 out of date
anchored·ZhbLPB…3e73Summary
PAAL AI is an Ethereum ERC20 token launched in July 2023, marketed as an AI-powered chatbot and automation ecosystem for crypto communities. In September 2023, blockchain investigator ZachXBT published on-chain evidence and leaked Telegram messages alleging that four prominent crypto influencers — TraderSZ, TraderNJ1, PetaByte, and Trader_XO — received undisclosed token allocations from the PAAL AI team and engaged in a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme, collectively dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars in PAAL tokens on retail buyers. The token subsequently declined approximately 98.7% from its March 2024 all-time high of $0.8653 to below $0.013 by mid-2026, while the PAAL brand has also been exploited by third-party wallet-draining scams impersonating its staking platform.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- Shiba Inu (SHIB)→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- PAAL AI→mentioned with→Shiba Inu (SHIB)(80%)
- PAAL AI→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- PAAL AI→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
Timeline(13 events)
July 2023
PAAL AI token launches on Ethereum, initial price approximately $0.1698 per CoinLore data.
CoinLore Historical DataAugust 2023
PAAL AI token trading at approximately $0.009, beginning of alleged pump window.
CoinChapter / BeInCrypto10 August 2023
TraderSZ allegedly receives 4 million PAAL tokens directly from the PAAL AI project team. Token price at approximately $0.028.
ZachXBT investigation via BeInCrypto / crypto.news10 August 2023
TraderSZ and other alleged influencers (TraderNJ1, PetaByte, Trader_XO) begin promoting PAAL AI on X (formerly Twitter) without disclosing compensation.
ZachXBT investigation via crypto.news3 September 2023
PAAL AI reaches a local high of approximately $0.0451, up roughly 5x from August 1 levels.
BeInCrypto9 September 2023
PAAL AI reaches approximately $0.045, ZachXBT documents token price peak during alleged scheme window.
CoinChapter11 September 2023
ZachXBT publishes investigation naming TraderSZ, TraderNJ1, PetaByte, and Trader_XO in an alleged PAAL AI pump-and-dump scheme, presenting on-chain evidence and leaked Telegram messages.
BeInCrypto / CryptoPotato / crypto.news12 September 2023
Multiple crypto news outlets cover ZachXBT's allegations. TraderSZ denies coordinated scheme, claims advisory role offer that fell through prompted his token sale.
The Coin Republic / CoinChapter2 August 2024
PCRisk documents a fraudulent PAAL AI staking website (mypaal-reward.pages[.]dev) deploying a cryptocurrency wallet drainer impersonating the legitimate PAAL staking platform.
PCRiskSeptember 2024
PAAL AI token corrects to approximately $0.14 from its March 2024 peak of $0.86, a decline of over 83%.
en.cryptonomist.ch2025
PAAL recovers partially to approximately $0.48 amid broader AI-crypto narrative enthusiasm.
en.cryptonomist.ch31 December 2025
PAAL AI closes 2025 down approximately 95.99% year-over-year, trading near $0.012.
CoinLore Forecast / CoinGeckoDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions).
model: claude-sonnet
generated: 5/4/2026, 4:04:58 PM
last updated: 11/2/2026, 12:10:56 AM
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