--- title: "Notorious Scoundrel Logan Paul Files Paperwork to Start NFT Marketplace" description: "YouTuber and professional boxer Logan Paul is starting his own NFT marketplace because we live in the absolute worst possible timeline." date: "2022-02-14" modified: "2022-02-14" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/logan-paul-nft-marketplace" categories: - "Blockchain" - "Future Society" - "NFTs" tags: - "dao" - "logan paul" - "nfts" - "the digest" --- # Notorious Scoundrel Logan Paul Files Paperwork to Start NFT Marketplace ![YouTuber and professional boxer Logan Paul is starting his own NFT marketplace because we live in the absolute worst possible timeline.]() *\Image: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images\* ## Im-Paul-sible YouTuber and public menace Logan Paul is starting his own NFT marketplace — because we live in the absolute worst possible timeline. According to [early February]() [filings](), the YouTuber-turned-boxer will be granted the trademark for "Originals by Logan Paul" and "Originals DAO," referring to a a blockchain-based entity, known as a Decentralized Autonomous Organization in which members agree to a hardcoded set of rules. In other words, it'll be a collective made up of NFT bros — and led by one of the cringiest people imaginable. As [*CoinDesk* reports](), Paul is far from the first celebrity to file for NFT-related trademarks. Just last week, the estate of late basketball star Kobe Bryant [filed for three trademarks]() as well. ## Minted Career From [making extremely racist jokes]() about Asian people to [mocking ]()[those ]()[who had committed suicide](), Paul has made a reputation for himself as the class clown of the internet. He has also attempted to make it as an entrepreneur with varying degrees of success, [selling $3 million worth of merch]() from his Maverick clothing line in just three days, and, later on, hawking "[a fantastic hydration drink that can fuel any lifestyle]()." After getting into NFTs last year, Paul began selling his own NFT collection, which netted him [$3.5 million in crypto the first day they went live](). So it only seems logical that he'd start his own NFT marketplace, right? Paul, however, has yet to confirm any plans to establish an NFT marketplace of his own, following the February 4 trademark filings. But rest assured: if it comes to fruition, we'll all hear a million and one takes about it. **READ MORE:** [YouTuber Logan Paul Files Trademarks for NFT Marketplace, DAO Ventures]() \[*CoinDesk*\] **More NFT nonsense:** [*Prominent NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Almost All Sales for Fraud*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()