KOL PAULY, boasting over 150,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), tweeted this morning to reveal that the true identity of the PEPE founder is Zachary Testa, currently residing in Arizona. Zachary is known to be active on social media under the usernames z (@degenharambe) and Lord Kek (@LordKekLol).
Born in 1997, Zachary Testa graduated from Arizona State University in 2018 and currently works as a professional photographer. PAULY accuses Zachary Testa and his team of reaping substantial profits through PEPE, even affording luxuries like a Lamborghini, without providing any compensation to Matt Furie, the original creator of the “Sad Frog” (Pepe the Frog) image. Additionally, PAULY claims to have facilitated PEPE's listing on Binance by connecting the PEPE team with the Binance listing team and SushiSwap team. PAULY also mentions that Zachary Testa has a history of multiple violations during his real-life photography endeavors.
It's worth noting that due to previous endorsements of PEPE, PAULY was once rumored to be the founder of PEPE as well. The information disclosed by PAULY today lacks substantial evidence.