Crypto influencer Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong arrested in Florida

Update (March 26, 6:12 am UTC): This article has been updated to add information on Ben Armstrong’s prior arrest and background.

Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, also known as “BitBoy,” has been arrested in Florida after disclosing on social media just days ago that a warrant was out for his arrest.

Florida’s Volusia County Division of Corrections listed Armstrong as a fugitive from justice who was taken in custody on March 25 at 7:18 pm local time.

Days prior, Armstrong said in a March 21 X post that he could “confirm that the warrants for my arrest” were due to sending emails to Cobb County, Georgia Superior Court Judge Kimberly Childs while acting as his own attorney.

Source: Ben Armstrong

He also claimed that Judge Childs had deleted her social media accounts due to the emails.

Information on Armstrong’s lawyers was not immediately available. Armstrong could not immediately be contacted for comment.

A screenshot of the Volusia Country Corrections website showing details of Ben Armstrong’s arrest. Source: Volusia County Division of Corrections

Armstrong was previously arrested in September 2023 while livestreaming outside the house of a former business associate whom he alleged had possession of his Lamborghini.

Armstrong has faced other legal woes as well. He was named in a class-action lawsuit launched in March 2023 claiming he promoted Binance, which the suit also claimed had sold unregistered securities. 

The case was later settled in August 2024, with Armstrong and his co-defendant, NBA star Jimmy Butler, agreeing to pay a combined $340,000 with no admission of wrongdoing. 

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In early 2024, Armstrong fought pseudonymous memecoin developer “More Light” at a fight night hosted by combat sports company Karate Combat in Mexico on Feb. 24. 

Armstrong managed to come out on top in the encounter and was declared the victor by unanimous decision after three two-minute rounds. More Light said that after the fight, there was no bad blood between them in real life and that Armstrong was a “good guy” in person.

Meanwhile, the parent of Hit Network, which controls the BitBoy Crypto brand, cut ties with Armstrong in August 2023, citing alleged substance abuse and unprofessional behavior toward employees. Armstrong denied the allegations, claiming the move was an attempted coup. 

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