美国影响者 Logan Paul 对 YouTuber Coffeezilla 就 CryptoZoo 项目报道提起诽谤诉讼

美国影响者 Logan Paul 对 Coffeezilla（真名 Stephen Findeisen）提起诽谤诉讼，他是一位在其频道上报道各种诈骗的 YouTuber。

American influencer Logan Paul has filed a defamation suit against Coffeezilla, whose real name is Stephen Findeisen. Coffeezilla is a YouTuber who covers various scams on his channel and made a series of videos in 2022 highlighting Logan’s failed CryptoZoo project.

美国网红洛根·保罗 (Logan Paul) 对 Coffeezilla 提起诽谤诉讼，其真名是斯蒂芬·芬德森 (Stephen Findeisen)。 Coffeezilla 是一位 YouTuber，他在自己的频道上报道了各种骗局，并在 2022 年制作了一系列视频，重点介绍 Logan 失败的 CryptoZoo 项目。

The project, which was supposed to incorporate cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other on-chain elements, saw many of its investors lose their investments. NFTs for the game were sold to investors by Logan, who claimed they would find utility in CryptoZoo. However, the game’s development was abandoned, and the NFTs’ prices dropped drastically along with the project’s native ZOO tokens. ZOO was the project’s utility token, and users could buy animal-themed NFTs in the game with it. Despite voicing their concerns, CryptoZoo’s investors did not receive any resolutions.

该项目本应包含加密货币、NFT 和其他链上元素，但许多投资者却失去了投资。 Logan 将游戏的 NFT 卖给了投资者，他声称他们会在 CryptoZoo 中找到用处。然而，游戏的开发被放弃，NFT 的价格与该项目的原生 ZOO 代币一起大幅下跌。 ZOO是该项目的实用代币，用户可以用它在游戏中购买动物主题的NFT。尽管表达了他们的担忧，CryptoZoo 的投资者并未收到任何解决方案。

Coffeezilla’s three-part video series on the situation garnered millions of views, leading to large swaths of people calling out Logan for ignoring CryptoZoo’s investors. His coverage of the topic also got a response from Logan, who claimed that the developers and advisors for this project were motivated by self-profits and abandoned the project abruptly after receiving funds. Moreover, Logan mentioned that his involvement in the project was minimal.

Coffeezilla 关于这一情况的三部分视频系列获得了数百万次观看，导致大量人指责 Logan 无视 CryptoZoo 的投资者。他的报道也得到了洛根的回应，洛根声称该项目的开发商和顾问出于自身利益的动机，在收到资金后突然放弃了该项目。此外，洛根提到他对该项目的参与很少。

Nevertheless, Coffeezilla’s exposé on the issue pushed Logan to announce a $1.5 million recovery plan that never materialized. Months later, he set up a $1 million buyback program through which he would refund CryptoZoo NFT holders. But those accepting money from this program would have to relinquish their rights to sue Logan for the CryptoZoo fiasco, among other conditions. He also added that he made no revenue from the incomplete development of the game and token sales.

尽管如此，Coffeezilla 对这一问题的曝光促使 Logan 宣布了一项 150 万美元的恢复计划，但该计划从未实现。几个月后，他设立了一项 100 万美元的回购计划，通过该计划他将退还 CryptoZoo NFT 持有者。但那些接受该计划资金的人必须放弃因 CryptoZoo 惨败而起诉 Logan 的权利以及其他条件。他还补充说，他没有从游戏的不完整开发和代币销售中获得任何收入。

Now, he claims that CryptoZilla’s videos defamed him by omitting essential information in his content that made it seem like Logan was not committed to rectifying the situation. The suit read, “Paul brings this defamation suit to hold Findeisen accountable for his actions and to hold him liable for the immense harm that he has caused to Paul’s reputation through the intentional and reckless dissemination of defamatory falsehoods.”

现在，他声称 CryptoZilla 的视频在其内容中遗漏了重要信息，从而诽谤了他，这使得 Logan 看起来并没有致力于纠正这种情况。诉讼中写道：“保罗提起诽谤诉讼，要求芬德森对自己的行为负责，并要求他对因故意和鲁莽地传播诽谤性谎言而对保罗名誉造成的巨大损害承担责任。”

It was filed in a District Court in San Antonio, Texas, and demands CryptoZilla cover Logan’s reputational damages by paying “an excess of $75,000, as well as interest, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and costs, as allowed by law.” Logan claimed that he planned to sue CryptoZilla in 2022 but did not do so because he was focusing on rectifying the situation instead.

该诉讼已向德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥地方法院提起，要求 CryptoZilla 支付“超过 75,000 美元的费用，以及法律允许的利息、合理的律师费和费用”，以弥补 Logan 的声誉损失。 Logan 声称他计划在 2022 年起诉 CryptoZilla，但由于他专注于纠正这种情况而没有这样做。