Ben Armstrong
Crypto YouTuber (BitBoy Crypto)
SERIOUS LEGAL AND REPUTATIONAL ISSUES. Removed from his own BitBoy brand in 2023; settled a securities class action over token promotion; arrested twice in 2025 (threats and harassment); lost a 2.8 million dollar defamation judgment to Kevin O'Leary in 2026. The BitBoy channel and @BitBoy_Crypto are run by the HIT Network, not him. Listed as a cautionary case.
Ben Armstrong (“BitBoy”) the BitBoy Crypto brand into one of the biggest crypto YouTube channels, then lost control of it amid a string of legal and personal troubles.
Who they are
Ben Armstrong is the crypto YouTuber who created the BitBoy Crypto brand. Note that the @BitBoy_Crypto handle and the BitBoy YouTube channel are now controlled by the HIT Network, not by him; his personal account is @BenArmstrongsX.
History
He was removed from his own BitBoy brand in August 2023 amid allegations of substance abuse. A 2023 securities class action over token promotion was settled for around 340 thousand dollars in 2024. He was arrested in Florida in March 2025 on felony written-threat counts related to threats against a judge, and again in Georgia in June 2025 over harassing calls. In February 2026 he lost a 2.8 million dollar default defamation judgment to Kevin O'Leary, and was reported near insolvency in late 2025. His personal account has been erratic and largely inactive since mid-2025.
Notes
- Created the BitBoy Crypto YouTube brand, later taken over by the HIT Network.
- Removed from his own brand in August 2023.
- Multiple arrests in 2025 and a 2.8 million dollar defamation judgment in 2026.
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