Coffeezilla

Investigating Mr Beast's Shady Crypto Deals (EARLY ACCESS)

Recently Mr Beast was accused of making $23 million with shady crypto deals. I knew I had to investigate.

confronting the CEO of Plutus

against all odds, it finally happened. my interview with the CEO of Plutus. starts at 2:08

I asked about the 10% "CRY" (APY), 10% reward-back, as well as why their "consulting report" assumes no swaps, redemptions or selling.

To my surprise the CEO admits the platform was "built on sand". 

Yet throughout our call, Plutus' CEO insisted that their new tokenomics, would solve all of this. 

I couldn't q...

ceo emails me about scam allegations against himself...???

absolutely one of the strangest stories I've encountered:

• a ceo willingly brings reddit scam allegations to my attention.

• fan reddit can't be censored by me, he's upset

• i look into scam allegations

• notice serious problems

• ceo agrees to an interview

• last minute legal request so I can't ask questions that make ceo look bad

• ????

Traders Domain CHARGED by the CFTC for FRAUD🎉

huge. Oct. 15, 2024 the CFTC unsealed their new charges against Ted Safranko, David Negus-Romvari, Mike Sims, Holton Buggs, Centurion Capital and Algo Capital. Can't believe it finally happened! 🥂

Our story last year in 2023 mirrors many of the same charges now being alleged.

You all made this happen. Thank you for being part of it.

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8997-...

I Investigated Tate's Crypto Grift (EARLY ACCESS)

Enjoy the Andrew Tate takedown!

Had a lot of fun making it as you’ll see.

But now with my inbox in shambles, I’m also happy to be done covering this corner of the internet.

The Tate bros are a toxic mess.

1,000 Andrew Tate Fan Emails (censored)

After getting a few days of this stuff I figured I'd chuck them into a data viz to really get a high-level view of the types of people Tate attracts. It's not a pretty picture.

Investigation will be out for early access later tonight.

andrew tate is having a meltdown and it's my fault

the unhinged prelude to a beautiful new investigation. more soon.

timeline for those who want to follow:
Tate freaks out after I ask questions

https://x.com/Cobratate/status/1846606005775323628

https://x.com/Cobratate/status/1846608582701175034 

2024-10-17 00:01:22 +0000 UTC View Post

quick update about ongoing investigations

while we're at it, just wanted to discuss the ongoing investigations we're working on as a team, and what you can expect from us. :)

thank you for your support and patience in the meantime.

Behind The Scenes - The Coffeezilla Movie

The Coffeezilla Movie was one of the hardest creative projects I've ever worked on, here's a behind the scenes look at how we did it.

I love when creators open the curtains to show how the magic is done. In an age of decreasing physical media, there's rarely a good place to put this stuff, there isn't an "extras" page of a video, so instead I figured Patreon is the perfect place for this.

I hope some get inspired! I set up most of these camera shots myself, with a streamlined tea...

PATREON VIDEO AMA #2

00:07 Ever thought about doing the drip again?

01:24 What's your favorite cheese?

02:15 I love the quality and integrity of your investigative journalism. Any tips or tricks on how to get started in that field if it's something I'm interested in? Recommended schooling, skills to have/learn, etc?

03:42 How do you take care of your beard?

04:19 What did you do pre-YouTube? What was the transition from Pre-YT to full-time investigator/tuber like?

06:05 1. Why is th...

PATREON QnA #2

Hello!

I’m planning my 2nd annual Patreon QnA, submit your questions in the comments and I’ll make a video in 48 hours answering them!

You can ask almost anything. The only thing I can’t answer is Logan Paul lawsuit related stuff, for now anyways.

Everything else is pretty much fair game. Ask away, and if you have questions for Harry (editor) or Ed (CGI artist), you can direct questions at them too! 😁

youtubers get called out in bank disaster

I got sent court documents where YouTubers were called about by name by victims of a banking disaster, featuring YOTTA / Evolve / Synapse.

It’s a reminder that once again, we should not have influencers promoting financial products. It’s also a heartbreaking story that needs more light shed on it to hopefully expedite what has been such a horrific process for the victims.

stevewilldoit wants to sue me (EARLY ACCESS)

gonna do some shorter videos while we work on a larger coffeezilla video, today the topic is stevewilldoit

he's back to gambling on roobet

he threatened to sue

he launched a crypto coin he said he'd never sell, only to now claim his "nerds" must have sold

actually good news

wanted to share a recent WIN for the channel, the indictment of the BITCLOUT founder

Logan Paul Sued Me (RESPONSE VIDEO)

Here is my response to Logan Paul's recent lawsuit against me.

can't thank you enough (LOGAN PAUL RESPONSE COMING TODAY)

wanted to thank everyone who's a patron right now, as well as announce my response to the lawsuit is going live today.

I also wanted to address the merch drop, and be clear.

you do not need to buy my merch as a patron, your support here is more than enough and I'm grateful.

however, if you insist on buying it anyways, pay less.

25% OFF CODE: CZPATREON

Coffeezilla the Movie (EARLY ACCESS)

It's FINALLY here. An ambitious movie that expands the world of Coffeezilla far beyond anything previously imagined, answering the biggest questions of all.

This is a celebration of 1 million subscribers, a love-letter to the fans, and a thank you for your support.

When we started on this project, I had no idea it would end up taking so much time, take up 3.72 TERABYTES, and push us to our limits, but I'm glad we did it.

I'm excited for what the next chapter brings, inclu...

Youtuber "Bank" is Collapsing [EARLY ACCESS]

This story means a lot to me. Yotta is a savings app that advertised itself as a "no lose lottery" and was promoted by dozens of Youtubers. Now it's become a casino and won't let you withdraw.

I investigated why.

Rabbit Gaslit Me, So I Dug Deeper (EARLY ACCESS)

This is part 2 of my investigation into Rabbit, where we take a turn to a more recent project that suffers similar problems to "GAMA".

Overhyped, underdelivering, I bought an R1 myself to go down the rabbit hole and figure out if a "new foundational model" was all it was cracked up to be.

It wasn't great. Jesse Lyu (CEO of Rabbit) denied an interview at multiple points, although the offer is still on the table.

Investigating RABBIT (EARLY ACCESS)

We're BACK with an investigation into one of the craziest tech companies I've seen in a while! Rabbit claims to be a $200 product with revolutionary AI, but what about the NFT's they used to sell? We take a dive into Rabbit's company's history of NFT Scams, the matrix, clean energy, and cryptocurrency they promised along the way.

Coffeezilla GENERAL update:

Thank you everyone for your patience. After months, we've got several bangers lined up for you :)

Rabbit Inves...

10 Years on Youtube

some reflections on my last decade. thought I'd post it here first, for the patreon. <3

sneak peaks of the big show coming soon.

COFFEEZILLA UPDATE!

things we've been working on. 

tl;dw

~20min coffeezilla short movie. This is insane and I'm excited to share hopefully next month.

~couple big investigations. one into a youtuber 20+million subs, and another into a complicated real estate ponzi scheme. 

~voidzilla as a way to produce faster videos for people who like more regular content. 

hope you're enjoying this year of Coffeezilla, I hope to make it our best yet!

teaser screeng...

KSI wants to sue me for pump and dump allegations

Just wanted to update you guys with what's going on. KSI has responded in a video, claiming "I didn't scam", "why would I scam", "this is cringe" etc. Really breathtaking stuff. 

In part of his response he claimed that he was considering legal, which I assumed was a joke, but when I reached out... it's not at all. 

He claims if I make any video or post about his $XCAD pump and dump allegations, "you will be subjecting yourself to legal claims". 

Apparently doi...

Confronting NourTrades EXCLUSIVE VIDEO!

challenging a fake guru on his inconsistencies, and what happened with NourTrades after his "response video". 

KSI Research (PATREON EXCLUSIVE!)

I thought I'd run you guys through a bit of our research progress into KSI, the pump-and-dump allegations, and the #NOTFINANCIALADVICE defense.

NEW SET BREAKDOWN (and how to build it)

a full behind the scenes breakdown of how I think about setting up a new set, I think you'll learn alot!

new set + the time i got bribed

Here's a new project I've been working on, a way to get out smaller ideas without taking too much time. 

In addition I wanted to tell a quick story I've never really gotten to tell before, how someone tried to 'bribe' me to kill a story. starts around @5min. ENJOY!

surprise january update!

hey all, thanks for sticking with us this month as we take some time to work on bigger projects. 

Just wanted to announce that we're working on the pilot episode for a Coffeezilla Cinematic Universe episode!!! Super excited for this, we've had it in the works for a while, and we're finally going to try to deliver on the 1 million subscriber special promise...

yes yes I know we're super late, it'll be worth it. Also I talk about a different project to get out a few more regula...

Insane Creator Scam (Creative BREAKDOWN)

A look behind the scenes into how we layer ideas until we come to the finished product of our recent video's Intro. 

I think it's interesting to look at the creative process for Coffeezilla and how it's evolved over time into its current form. For big investigations like this we average about 4-7 iterative reviews until we're satisfied.

I think for any creative finding their ideal workflow is a process of self-discovery. In my case I find that laying down basic concepts into ...

Insane Creator Scam (EARLY ACCESS)

Over a dozen anonymous calls point to the same scammer, but what happens if noone wants to go public? What do you do when a regular scam investigation takes a much darker turn?

These were questions I had to ask myself when I looked into REVOLT, the Misfits and Ryan Piasente.

I hope you enjoy this insane journey into the world of creator merchandise, where the top creators in the world all got taken in by a man who turned out to defraud many of them.

Merry Christmas. Enjoy th...