AndrewTate’sresponsetoCoffeezillashowshe’sthin-skinnedanddoesn’tcareaboutthepeoplewhohaveinvestedinhistokens.
On-chainsleuthCoffeezillahasbecomeathorninthesideofhigh-profileinfluencersshillingcoinstotheirmillionsoffans.
Oneofhisbest-knownscalpsisLoganPaul,whowasrippedtoshredsoverhisembattledandnow-abandonedprojectCryptoZoo.
Coffeezilla’salsogonetoe-to-toewiththelikesofSamBankman-Friedasheviestouncoverscamstohis3.77millionsubscribersonYouTube.
Butnow,theinvestigatorisfacinganalmightybacklashaboutadeepdivethathasn’tevenbeenreleasedyet—anditrelatestoanumberofcoinsthathavebeenendorsedbyAndrewTate.
OnWednesday,CoffeezillasharedaDMthathehadsenttoTate,askingwhetherhehadbeenpaidtopromotecryptocurrencies,includingROOSTandDADDY.
Coffeezilla’sDMtoAndrewTate|Source:@coffeebreak_YT
ThemessagealsopointedoutthatthisiscompletelyatoddswithvideosthatTatehadreleasedonXearlierthisyear,wherehewastoplessandappearedtohavesubstantiallymorehair.
IDONOTENDORSESHITCOINS.
I’mnotascammerlikeeveryother“influencer”
Idon’tneedtorobmyfans.
IDONOTHAVEANYTHINGTODOWITHANYCRYPTO.pic.twitter.com/tlLQ8Iunz3
—AndrewTate(@Cobratate)May17,2023
Coffeezillaisfollowingacrucialjournalisticprincipleknownasthe“rightofreply.”Ifyou’regoingtomakeallegationsagainstsomeone,theymusthavetheabilitytorespondbeforepublication.
Butinsteadofansweringthelegitimatequestionsputforward—whichwouldbeofinteresttohismanyacolytes—Tatechosetogodownthehomophobicroute.
IaskedAndrewTateabouthiscryptoscamsandIthinkhesentthe\"WarRoom\"afterme.😂🫣https://t.co/3yHRqEgdqspic.twitter.com/pJMIqRC149
—Coffeezilla(@coffeebreak_YT)October16,2024
Bythelooksofthings,thishasnowunleashedahugecanofworms.Coffeezillasharedascreenshotthatshowshowhisinboxhasbeenbombardedwithslurs.
Why?BecauseTaterepostedananonymousaccountthatexposedCoffeezilla’semailaddress,withthemisogynisttellinghisfollowers:“Emailhimandcallhimgay.”
IaskedAndrewTateabouthiscryptoscamsandIthinkhesentthe\"WarRoom\"afterme.😂🫣https://t.co/3yHRqEgdqspic.twitter.com/pJMIqRC149
—Coffeezilla(@coffeebreak_YT)October16,2024
Undeterred,theinvestigatorhasinsistedthathestillwantsareplytohisquestions—andit’slikelythat,iftheclockrunsout,Coffeezilla’svideowillgoliveanywaywithoutacomment.
TheYouTuberalsopostedacomicalmash-upthatshowedTatechompingonacigarbecauseitlookscool,declaringthatherespectedCoffeezilla,cuttingtoanotherclipwherehesays:
“Coffeezillaisab****.Idon’tgiveaf***aboutyourvideo,Idon’trespectyourjournalism.”
Givenhowwide-eyedTateisashejabshisfingertowardthecamera,youcouldsuggestthatallofthisscrutinyisbotheringtheshamentrepreneurmorethanheletson.
AndrewTatedrinksmorecoffeethanyoudo
WhatisCoffeezillainvestigating?
Coffeezilla,whomarriedhishighschoolgirlfriendin2017,hassofarremainedtight-lippedaboutthenatureoftheallegationsagainstAndrewTateandhisbrotherTristan.
Butitseemsacorepartofthefocusinhisupcominginvestigationwillsurroundthe$DADDYtoken,whichhasfallenprecipitouslyinvaluesincelaunchandhasneverrecovered.
Anall-timehighof$0.2925wassetinmid-JunewhenCoinMarketCapstartedtrackingthealtcoin—andatthetimeofwriting,it’sdownbymorethan48%.
Tate’sfullrebuttalvideoissomethingofaparody—honestly,someofthelinesintherearepurecomedy,especiallyhowtheyaredelivered.HetellsCoffeezilla:
“IguaranteeIdrinkmorecoffeethanyou—meaningyou’reafraudtobeginwith.You’redoingthislittlebreakdown,thisinvestigation,youjustemailedmeinahomosexualtone.”
Tobehonest,Idon’tevenknowwheretostartwiththis.Youcan’thave“Coffee”inyourhandleunlessyouproveyou’vegotahighercaffeinetolerancethanAndrewTate?DaringtoscrutinizeamanwhohasmorelegaltroublesthanLamborghinisrevealshissexualpreference?
EvenbeforeknowingtheexactnatureofCoffeezilla’sinvestigation,wehaveaninsightintohowthin-skilledAndrewTatereallyis—andultimately,howlittlehecaresforhiscommunity,aswellasthosewhohaveinvestedinhistokens.
Tate’stoxicmasculinityhaspreyedontheinsecuritiesofdisenfranchisedyoungmenaroundtheworldwhilehisforayintocryptohasdivedintotheirwallets—creatingafalseillusionthatthey,too,willexperienceextremewealthoneday.
Whenyouthinkaboutit,Tate’sbrandingandmessagingarereminiscentofanerathatmostofthecryptoworldhasbeentryingtomoveawayfrom,whentheICOboomof2017wasfullofwildexcessesalongwithnever-endingimagesoffastcarsandbundlesofcash.
Inthisbattle,thecryptocommunityneedstorallybehindCoffeezilla—amanwhohastakengreatriskstoexposebadactorsinthespaceandstandupforthosewhohavelosttheirlifesavingstosomeoftheindustry’smostaudaciousscams.He,amongothers,servesascrypto’simmunesystem,witheveryinvestigationslowlychiselingawayatthesector’s“WildWest”imageanddeterringopportunisticthievesplanningtoswindleunsuspectingvictims.
ThecryptocommunityneedstodistanceitselffromnarcissistslikeTate,whousehomophobiaasaweapontodeflectagainsttheirownshortcomings.Coffeezilla’ssexualorientationhaszerorelevancetotheworkheperforms,andit’sshamefultothinkotherwise.Digitalassetswon’teverachievemassadoptioniftheinfluencerswithinthisspacedenigrateinnocentpeoplewhoaredoingnothingwrong.
Andlastbutnotleast,thecryptocommunityneedstorealizethatAndrewTateandhiscoinsrepresenteverythingthatthisinnovativesectorisnot:hateful,harmfulanddishonest.Engagingwithhimonlydragsdowntherestoftheindustry.
Cryptoisallaboutthefuture.Tate’sworldviewbelongstothepast.
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