PAAL AI
Summary
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
1 entities- + 2 more
Timeline(13 events)
2023-07-01
PAAL AI token launches on Ethereum, initial price approximately $0.1698 per CoinLore data.
CoinLore Historical Data2023-08-01
PAAL AI token trading at approximately $0.009, beginning of alleged pump window.
CoinChapter / BeInCrypto2023-08-10
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.news2023-08-10
TraderSZ and other alleged influencers (TraderNJ1, PetaByte, Trader_XO) begin promoting PAAL AI on X (formerly Twitter) without disclosing compensation.
ZachXBT investigation via crypto.news2023-09-03
PAAL AI reaches a local high of approximately $0.0451, up roughly 5x from August 1 levels.
BeInCrypto2023-09-09
PAAL AI reaches approximately $0.045, ZachXBT documents token price peak during alleged scheme window.
CoinChapter2023-09-11
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.news2023-09-12
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 / CoinChapter2024-08-02
PCRisk documents a fraudulent PAAL AI staking website (mypaal-reward.pages[.]dev) deploying a cryptocurrency wallet drainer impersonating the legitimate PAAL staking platform.
PCRisk2024-09-01
PAAL AI token corrects to approximately $0.14 from its March 2024 peak of $0.86, a decline of over 83%.
en.cryptonomist.ch2025-01-01
PAAL recovers partially to approximately $0.48 amid broader AI-crypto narrative enthusiasm.
en.cryptonomist.ch2025-12-31
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 and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-sonnet
generated: 5/4/2026, 4:04:58 PM
last updated: 5/26/2026, 4:11:14 AM
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