BitBoy Crypto Referred to FBI After Failed Court Appearance

Crypto community influencer and Youtuber Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong has been referred to the FBI after refusing to appear for a court hearing regarding his FTX promotion.

Elated by his decision not to attend the Florida court hearing, Armstrong posted a picture of himself online on a beach, saying, “Don’t give it away.”

• house boy released He tweeted Thursday at 10 a.m. ET — exactly when the hearing was scheduled to begin.

I’m supposed to be in court today.

I’m not. Why?

Because I don’t give af

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– Ben Armstrong (Bitboy_Crypto) April 20, 2023

• He issued another tweet the irony The plaintiff in the case, Adam Moskowitz, who accused BitBoy of launching a harassment campaign against him.
• Moskowitz is serving as an attorney representing the plaintiffs in A lawsuit Against several Youtubers promoting failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX – one of which includes BitBoy. Other accused influencers include Kevin Paffrath, Brian Jung, and Graham Stephan Tom Nash and Erica Colberg.
• After the accusations, Bitboy imposed an avalanche of angry messages towards Moskowitz via Twitter, sharing emails sender to the lawyer calling him a “pussy” and a “whore”.
• Moskowitz contacted local police and the FBI about BitBoy earlier this month, saying he felt “threatened” by what he or his followers might do to it.
• Several reports said that Judge Melissa Damian was angry about Armstrong’s absence. The influencer’s attorney, Jason Rindnau, said BitBoy may appear in court in May while attending the Miami Bitcoin Conference.
• In response, Damien said she would issue a warrant for Armstrong’s arrest if he did not appear before Monday. She also said she reported his behavior to the FBI, and ordered him to stop communicating publicly about Moskowitz — an order he had already violated.
• “It’s strange that people don’t realize that I have real lawyers who actually know how to practice law as opposed to the ambulance chasing Adam Moskovitz,” BitBoy said Thursday. “I’m not flying near the seat of my pants here.”
• BitBoy itself filed a defamation lawsuit last year against fellow Youtuber Erling Mengshoel Jr (aka “Atozy”), but later Drop the charges After a great public reaction.