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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"0d9eda70-cc3e-4ddc-bf6e-868d1fcfaa18","kind":"publish","page_slug":"logan-paul-cryptozoo","published_at":"2026-05-31T19:43:00.898Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"CryptoZoo","sections":[{"content":"CryptoZoo was announced by Logan Paul on his podcast Impaulsive on August 18, 2021, and officially launched on September 1, 2021. The project was marketed as an 'autonomous ecosystem' where participants could purchase NFT eggs using Ethereum, hatch them into randomized digital animals, breed hybrid animals, and earn passive income denominated in the project's native $ZOO token on the BNB Chain (formerly Binance Smart Chain). Paul described it as 'a really fun game that makes you money.' Approximately 3,000 base eggs were sold at 0.1 ETH each on OpenSea, generating an estimated $2.5 million in NFT sales on launch day alone. The $ZOO token began trading on or around July 11, 2021, prior to the official game announcement, and reached a market capitalization of approximately $2 billion at its peak. The project's whitepaper outlined hybrid animal breeding, a burning mechanism to recover tokens, and an in-game economy, none of which were fully implemented.","heading":"Project Overview and Promises","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's CryptoZoo NFT Game September Release Date — TechTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.techtimes.com/articles/264811/20210831/logan-pauls-cryptozoo-nft-game-september-release-date-buy-zoo.htm"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoZoo — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoZoo"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Rise and Demise of CryptoZoo — NFT Now","type":"news_article","url":"https://nftnow.com/features/the-rise-and-demise-of-cryptozoo-a-deep-dive-into-logan-pauls-nft-world/"}]},{"content":"Coffeezilla's December 2022 investigative series alleged that CryptoZoo co-founder Jake Greenbaum (known online as 'CryptoKing') proposed a 'stealth launch' of the $ZOO token in July 2021, roughly six weeks before the official game announcement, which allegedly allowed insider participants to purchase tokens at a steep discount before the announcement drove up public demand. Text messages obtained by Coffeezilla and later referenced in amended court filings purportedly showed planning for this structure. Additionally, court documents cited in the amended class-action complaint alleged that Logan Paul and his manager Jeff Levin each purchased approximately $100,000 worth of $ZOO tokens at the time of launch. Levin is reported to have cautioned Paul in private messages about conducting a formal presale, writing 'It's against the SEC' and 'Definitely don't want to do anything that brings sec eyeballs.' These allegations were central to the class-action complaint's claim that the project's structure constituted the sale of unregistered securities. The $ZOO token fell more than 63% on the first day players discovered the game was non-functional, and ultimately declined more than 99.9% from its all-time high.","heading":"Alleged Pre-Launch Token Manipulation","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's Manager Warned Of SEC Scrutiny Over CryptoZoo — Daily Dot","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dailydot.com/news/logan-paul-cryptozoo-sec-manager/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"YouTuber: Logan Paul's NFT 'Game' Is A Big Crypto Scam — Kotaku","type":"news_article","url":"https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-cryptozoo-blockchain-scam-youtube-nft-crypto-1849935953"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoZoo: Rise and Fall of Logan Paul's NFT Project — Changelly","type":"news_article","url":"https://changelly.com/blog/crypto-zoo-downfall/"}]},{"content":"Despite collecting millions of dollars in NFT and token sales, CryptoZoo's core gameplay was never made operational. Coffeezilla's investigation found that lead developer Eduardo (Eddie) Ibanez had allegedly misrepresented his credentials, including falsely claiming to hold a degree from MIT and to have contributed to the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl victory, claims that were subsequently cited in Logan Paul's own cross-complaint. Ibanez reportedly hired a team of approximately 30 engineers at a burn rate of $50,000 per week but allegedly failed to pay many of them. On what was designated 'hatch day,' players discovered that the smart contracts did not function as advertised. Logan Paul himself later acknowledged that some team members were 'con men' and 'felons,' and stated that the project was sabotaged by bad actors. CryptoZoo officially announced it would not release the game, citing financial constraints and regulatory uncertainty, approximately three years after launch.","heading":"Development Failure and Undelivered Game","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul Says Some Of His NFT Game Devs Were 'Con Men' — Kotaku","type":"news_article","url":"https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-coffeezilla-youtube-cryptozoo-nft-game-scam-1849949957"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Who are Eduardo Ibanez and Jake Greenbaum? — Sportskeeda","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-who-eduardo-ibanez-jake-greenbaum-logan-paul-s-cross-claim-lawsuit-alleges-blame-cryptozoo-debacle"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoZoo — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoZoo"}]},{"content":"On December 16, 2022, YouTuber Stephen Findeisen (known as Coffeezilla) published the first of a three-part documentary series alleging that CryptoZoo was a 'rug pull' and that participants had been misled. The series, collectively titled as a CryptoZoo investigation, garnered over 13 million combined views. Findeisen interviewed investors who reported losing hundreds of thousands of dollars and alleged that insiders had sold tokens into the market before public disclosure. Four of the video titles explicitly included the word 'scam.' The investigation alleged a market manipulation scheme, non-payment of developers, misrepresentation of team credentials, and that the project was designed to enrich insiders rather than produce a legitimate product. Meeting notes from June 2021 cited in later court filings allegedly stated that the project's purpose was 'profit for the team.' Logan Paul initially published a response video attempting to discredit the reporting, which was widely criticized; he subsequently deleted it.","heading":"Coffeezilla Investigation","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Coffeezilla — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffeezilla"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul Under Fire for CryptoZoo Scam — BeInCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://beincrypto.com/coffeezilla-takes-on-logan-paul-in-latest-cryptozoo-scam/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Coffeezilla: Meet the YouTube Creator Busting Crypto Scams — Rolling Stone","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/coffeezilla-youtube-busting-crypto-scam-1234711515/"}]},{"content":"On January 14, 2023, Logan Paul published a video apology to investors and to Coffeezilla. He acknowledged that his initial defensive response was driven by 'fire, ego, and pride' and announced a three-step remediation plan. The plan included: (1) Paul and his manager Jeff Levin would burn all of their held $ZOO tokens; (2) a $1.3 million refund program would allow base egg and base animal NFT holders to burn their assets and receive the original mint price of 0.1 ETH; and (3) Paul committed to completing and delivering the game. Subsequent analysis of the official ZOO smart contract reportedly found no evidence that Paul or Levin executed the token burn as announced. ZOO token holders were excluded from the refund program. The promised game delivery was eventually abandoned.","heading":"Logan Paul's Apology and Three-Step Plan","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul apologizes to Coffeezilla and promises to 'take accountability' for CryptoZoo — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/logan-paul-apologizes-to-coffeezilla-and-promises-to-take-accountability-for-cryptozoo-2026460/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul reveals $1.3M refund program for CryptoZoo investors — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/logan-paul-reveals-1-3m-refund-program-for-cryptozoo-investors-amid-coffeezilla-drama-2032603/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul on X — Three-step plan announcement","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/loganpaul/status/1613961266984255515"}]},{"content":"In February 2023, a Texas police officer named Don Holland filed a class-action lawsuit in the Western District of Texas against Logan Paul, Jeff Levin, Jake Greenbaum, Eduardo Ibanez, and others. The complaint alleged conspiracy to commit fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligence, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, characterizing CryptoZoo as a 'rug pull.' Plaintiffs alleged losses exceeding $4.1 million across the investor class. An amended complaint filed in 2024 incorporated the SEC-related text messages between Paul and Levin. Paul filed a cross-claim in January 2024 against co-defendants Ibanez and Greenbaum, alleging they were the 'bad actors' responsible for the project's failure. A magistrate judge later advised against granting Paul a default judgment on that cross-claim, noting it was premature. On October 29, 2025, Judge Alan D. Albright of the Western District of Texas dismissed the class-action lawsuit with prejudice, holding that Paul's promotional statements — including describing CryptoZoo as 'a really fun game that makes you money' — were 'puffery' rather than actionable fraud, and that no concrete or specific promises had been made that were subsequently breached. Paul's manager Jeff Levin and associates Danielle Strobel and Ophir Bentov were also dismissed from the suit.","heading":"Class-Action Lawsuit (Holland v. Paul)","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Logan Paul Class Action Says YouTuber Pulled the Rug Out from CryptoZoo NFT Buyers — ClassAction.org","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.classaction.org/news/logan-paul-class-action-says-youtuber-pulled-the-rug-out-from-cryptozoo-nft-buyers"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's CryptoZoo promises were just 'puffery,' not fraud, says judge — Tubefilter","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/11/06/logan-paul-cryptozoo-lawsuit-dismissed/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Judge Reaffirms Dismissal of CryptoZoo Lawsuit Against Logan Paul — TMZ","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tmz.com/2025/10/30/logan-paul-judge-reaffirms-cryptozoo-lawsuit/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul Beats CryptoZoo Lawsuit — What It Means for Future YouTuber Crypto Scams — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/logan-paul-beats-cryptozoo-lawsuit-091715527.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Logan Paul's Manager, Associates Escape CryptoZoo Lawsuit — Bloomberg Law","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/logan-pauls-manager-associates-escape-cryptozoo-scam-lawsuit"},{"credibility":2,"name":"U.S. court rejects Logan Paul's bid to shift CryptoZoo lawsuit blame to co-founders — AInvest","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ainvest.com/news/court-rejects-logan-paul-bid-shift-cryptozoo-lawsuit-blame-founders-2507/"}]},{"content":"In January 2024, more than a year after the original refund promise, Logan Paul launched a formal buyback program through the website EGGNFTBUYBACK.COM. Paul committed $2.3 million to repurchase base egg and base animal NFTs at the original mint price of 0.1 ETH per NFT (approximately $224–$330 at the time of the program). Claims were accepted through February 8, 2024. Hybrid animal NFTs and $ZOO token holders were not eligible for reimbursement. A mandatory condition of participation was the execution of a legal waiver releasing Paul and associated parties from all current and future claims. Investor advocates and the lead plaintiff's attorney noted that the waiver requirement effectively required investors to forfeit their right to litigate in exchange for partial compensation. Attorney Tom Kherkher and lead plaintiff Don Holland declined to participate and continued with the class-action litigation.","heading":"NFT Buyback Program (2024)","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don't sue him — TechCrunch","type":"news_article","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/04/logan-paul-cryptozoo-nft-buy-back-class-action-lawsuit/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul to 'buy back' CryptoZoo NFTs a year after promising refunds — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/logan-paul-launch-crypto-zoo-nft-refund-lawsuit-co-creator"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul Finally Offers Refunds For Failed NFT Game — Kotaku","type":"news_article","url":"https://kotaku.com/youtube-logan-paul-cryptozoo-nft-game-refund-lawsuit-1851143787"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul on X — Buyback announcement","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/LoganPaul/status/1742965334645276708"}]},{"content":"In June 2024, Logan Paul filed a defamation lawsuit (Paul v. Findeisen, Case No. 5:24-cv-00717, W.D. Tex.) against Stephen Findeisen, alleging that Findeisen 'maliciously and repeatedly published false statements accusing Paul of operating a scam in connection with a troubled blockchain project called CryptoZoo.' The complaint specifically cited seven YouTube videos, four of which contained the word 'scam' in their titles, including at least one video with over 10 million views. Findeisen's legal team argued that the term 'scam' was rhetorical hyperbole and non-actionable opinion. On March 26, 2025, Magistrate Judge Henry J. Bemporad denied Findeisen's motion to dismiss, recommending the case proceed to trial and finding that 'scam' was 'reasonably capable of defamatory meaning' and could be understood as an assertion of fact given Findeisen's role as a crypto investigator. A federal judge ordered the parties to participate in mediation by November 10, 2025. The case was scheduled for jury trial on May 4, 2026; as of the most recent available public records (December 2025 docket activity), the case remained an active open proceeding.","heading":"Logan Paul's Defamation Lawsuit Against Coffeezilla","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's 'CryptoZoo' Lawsuit Against YouTuber Coffeezilla Moves Forward — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/312505/logan-paul-cryptozoo-lawsuit-coffeezilla"},{"credibility":2,"name":"In new lawsuit, Logan Paul argues that Coffeezilla defamed him with CryptoZoo criticism — Tubefilter","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/07/08/logan-paul-lawsuit-crypto-zoo-coffeezilla/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Paul v. Findeisen, 5:24-cv-00717 — CourtListener","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68891856/paul-v-findeisen/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul Says Calling Him a Scammer Is Defamation — Yahoo Entertainment","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/logan-paul-says-calling-him-140551181.html"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Logan Paul and Coffeezilla are mediating their lawsuit — Calfkicker","type":"news_article","url":"https://calfkicker.com/logan-paul-and-coffeezilla-are-mediating-their-lawsuit/"}]},{"content":"No formal SEC or CFTC enforcement action against Logan Paul or CryptoZoo has been publicly disclosed. However, court filings in the class-action referenced internal communications in which Logan Paul's manager Jeff Levin explicitly warned against actions that would 'bring SEC eyeballs,' and the amended complaint alleged that CryptoZoo's $ZOO token constituted an unregistered security. These allegations were not adjudicated on the merits before the case's dismissal on puffery grounds. Separately, Logan Paul co-founded Liquid Marketplace, a fractional collectibles platform, in 2022. In June 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission alleged that Liquid Marketplace was a 'multi-layered fraud' in which executives diverted investor funds for personal enrichment; Paul was not named as a defendant in the OSC proceeding.","heading":"Regulatory Concerns and Related Projects","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's Manager Warned Of SEC Scrutiny Over CryptoZoo — Daily Dot","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dailydot.com/news/logan-paul-cryptozoo-sec-manager/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Another Logan Paul crypto project accused of 'fraud' as Coffeezilla investigates — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/another-logan-paul-crypto-project-accused-of-fraud-as-coffeezilla-investigates-2851692/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"How Logan Paul's Crypto Empire Fell Apart — TIME","type":"news_article","url":"https://time.com/6252093/logan-paul-cryptozoo-liquid-marketplace/"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoZoo — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoZoo"},{"credibility":2,"name":"YouTuber: Logan Paul's NFT 'Game' Is A Big Crypto Scam — Kotaku","type":"news_article","url":"https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-cryptozoo-blockchain-scam-youtube-nft-crypto-1849935953"},{"credibility":2,"name":"YouTuber Logan Paul Slapped With Class-Action Lawsuit Over NFT 'Game' — Kotaku","type":"news_article","url":"https://kotaku.com/youtube-logan-paul-cryptozoo-nft-lawsuit-scam-fraud-1850072693"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's CryptoZoo promises were just 'puffery,' not fraud, says judge — Tubefilter","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/11/06/logan-paul-cryptozoo-lawsuit-dismissed/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul Beats CryptoZoo Lawsuit — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/logan-paul-beats-cryptozoo-lawsuit-091715527.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's 'CryptoZoo' Lawsuit Against YouTuber Coffeezilla Moves Forward — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/312505/logan-paul-cryptozoo-lawsuit-coffeezilla"},{"credibility":2,"name":"In new lawsuit, Logan Paul argues that Coffeezilla defamed him with CryptoZoo criticism — Tubefilter","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/07/08/logan-paul-lawsuit-crypto-zoo-coffeezilla/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don't sue him — TechCrunch","type":"news_article","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/04/logan-paul-cryptozoo-nft-buy-back-class-action-lawsuit/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul to 'buy back' CryptoZoo NFTs a year after promising refunds — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/logan-paul-launch-crypto-zoo-nft-refund-lawsuit-co-creator"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul's Manager Warned Of SEC Scrutiny Over CryptoZoo — Daily Dot","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dailydot.com/news/logan-paul-cryptozoo-sec-manager/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Logan Paul Class Action Says YouTuber Pulled the Rug Out from CryptoZoo NFT Buyers — ClassAction.org","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.classaction.org/news/logan-paul-class-action-says-youtuber-pulled-the-rug-out-from-cryptozoo-nft-buyers"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Judge Reaffirms Dismissal of CryptoZoo Lawsuit Against Logan Paul — TMZ","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tmz.com/2025/10/30/logan-paul-judge-reaffirms-cryptozoo-lawsuit/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Logan Paul's Manager, Associates Escape CryptoZoo Lawsuit — Bloomberg Law","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/logan-pauls-manager-associates-escape-cryptozoo-scam-lawsuit"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Paul v. Findeisen, 5:24-cv-00717 — CourtListener","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68891856/paul-v-findeisen/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Who are Eduardo Ibanez and Jake Greenbaum? — Sportskeeda","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-who-eduardo-ibanez-jake-greenbaum-logan-paul-s-cross-claim-lawsuit-alleges-blame-cryptozoo-debacle"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul apologizes to Coffeezilla — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/logan-paul-apologizes-to-coffeezilla-and-promises-to-take-accountability-for-cryptozoo-2026460/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"How Logan Paul's Crypto Empire Fell Apart — TIME","type":"news_article","url":"https://time.com/6252093/logan-paul-cryptozoo-liquid-marketplace/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul Says Calling Him a Scammer Is Defamation — Yahoo Entertainment","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/logan-paul-says-calling-him-140551181.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Rise and Demise of CryptoZoo — NFT Now","type":"news_article","url":"https://nftnow.com/features/the-rise-and-demise-of-cryptozoo-a-deep-dive-into-logan-pauls-nft-world/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Coffeezilla — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffeezilla"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Another Logan Paul crypto project accused of 'fraud' — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/another-logan-paul-crypto-project-accused-of-fraud-as-coffeezilla-investigates-2851692/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Logan Paul sues co-defendants in CryptoZoo class action lawsuit — Top Class Actions","type":"news_article","url":"https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/money/cryptozoo-class-action-claims-company-conducted-nft-fraud-scheme/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Logan Paul and Coffeezilla are mediating their lawsuit — Calfkicker","type":"news_article","url":"https://calfkicker.com/logan-paul-and-coffeezilla-are-mediating-their-lawsuit/"}],"summary":"CryptoZoo was a blockchain-based NFT game co-founded by YouTuber Logan Paul that launched in September 2021 promising players would earn money by breeding virtual animals using the $ZOO token; the game's core gameplay mechanics were never delivered, leading to investor losses, a prominent investigative YouTube series by Coffeezilla, class-action litigation, and an eventual partial refund program. A class-action lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in October 2025 on the grounds that Paul's promotional statements constituted non-actionable 'puffery', while Paul's own defamation lawsuit against Coffeezilla was proceeding toward a May 2026 jury trial as of the most recent available public records.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-07-11","event":"CryptoZoo's $ZOO token 'stealth launched' on decentralized exchanges prior to any public announcement, allegedly allowing insiders to purchase tokens at a discount.","source":"Kotaku / Coffeezilla investigation","source_url":"https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-cryptozoo-blockchain-scam-youtube-nft-crypto-1849935953"},{"date":"2021-08-18","event":"Logan Paul publicly announced CryptoZoo on his Impaulsive podcast, promising an NFT-based game where players could earn money breeding virtual animals.","source":"TechTimes","source_url":"https://www.techtimes.com/articles/264811/20210831/logan-pauls-cryptozoo-nft-game-september-release-date-buy-zoo.htm"},{"date":"2021-09-01","event":"CryptoZoo officially launched; approximately $2.5 million worth of base egg NFTs were sold on OpenSea on launch day. The game's core functionality was non-operational.","source":"CryptoZoo Wikipedia / NFT Now","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoZoo"},{"date":"2022-04-01","event":"Logan Paul launched Liquid Marketplace, a separate fractional collectibles platform, while CryptoZoo remained undelivered.","source":"Kotaku","source_url":"https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-nft-crypto-blockchain-collectible-liquid-mar-1848754829"},{"date":"2022-12-16","event":"Coffeezilla (Stephen Findeisen) published the first part of a three-part YouTube documentary series alleging CryptoZoo was a rug pull and that insiders engaged in market manipulation.","source":"BeInCrypto","source_url":"https://beincrypto.com/coffeezilla-takes-on-logan-paul-in-latest-cryptozoo-scam/"},{"date":"2023-01-14","event":"Logan Paul published a video apology and announced a three-step plan including a $1.3 million refund program for base egg and base animal NFT holders.","source":"Dexerto","source_url":"https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/logan-paul-apologizes-to-coffeezilla-and-promises-to-take-accountability-for-cryptozoo-2026460/"},{"date":"2023-02-01","event":"Texas police officer Don Holland filed a class-action lawsuit against Logan Paul, Jeff Levin, Jake Greenbaum, Eduardo Ibanez, and others, alleging fraud and the unregistered sale of securities.","source":"Kotaku","source_url":"https://kotaku.com/youtube-logan-paul-cryptozoo-nft-lawsuit-scam-fraud-1850072693"},{"date":"2024-01-03","event":"Logan Paul launched a formal $2.3 million NFT buyback program at EGGNFTBUYBACK.COM, conditioned on participants waiving all legal claims. Claims accepted through February 8, 2024.","source":"TechCrunch","source_url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/04/logan-paul-cryptozoo-nft-buy-back-class-action-lawsuit/"},{"date":"2024-01-01","event":"Logan Paul filed a cross-complaint against CryptoZoo co-founders Eduardo Ibanez and Jake Greenbaum, alleging they defrauded him and sabotaged the project.","source":"Sportskeeda","source_url":"https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-who-eduardo-ibanez-jake-greenbaum-logan-paul-s-cross-claim-lawsuit-alleges-blame-cryptozoo-debacle"},{"date":"2024-06-27","event":"Logan Paul filed a defamation lawsuit (Paul v. Findeisen, 5:24-cv-00717) against Coffeezilla in the Western District of Texas.","source":"Tubefilter","source_url":"https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/07/08/logan-paul-lawsuit-crypto-zoo-coffeezilla/"},{"date":"2025-03-26","event":"Magistrate Judge Henry J. Bemporad denied Coffeezilla's motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, ruling that use of the word 'scam' was reasonably capable of defamatory meaning.","source":"Decrypt","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/312505/logan-paul-cryptozoo-lawsuit-coffeezilla"},{"date":"2025-10-29","event":"Judge Alan D. Albright dismissed the class-action lawsuit against Logan Paul with prejudice, ruling that his promotional statements were 'puffery' rather than actionable fraud.","source":"Tubefilter","source_url":"https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/11/06/logan-paul-cryptozoo-lawsuit-dismissed/"},{"date":"2025-11-10","event":"Court-ordered mediation deadline for Paul v. Findeisen defamation case, as a judge directed the parties to attempt settlement before the scheduled May 2026 trial.","source":"Calfkicker","source_url":"https://calfkicker.com/logan-paul-and-coffeezilla-are-mediating-their-lawsuit/"},{"date":"2026-05-04","event":"Jury trial in Paul v. Findeisen was scheduled to begin; outcome not confirmed in publicly available records as of the investigation date.","source":"CourtListener / Yahoo Entertainment","source_url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68891856/paul-v-findeisen/"}]},"v":1}