Ben Armstrong, aka the “BitBoy”, is a crypto influencer who has been getting a lot of attention lately. In March, he was accused, along with 7 other influencers, of illegally promoting FTX. Indeed, he allegedly failed to indicate the nature and extent of his sponsorships. He would also have refrained from indicating the payments and compensations he received. Not to mention that he failed to conduct adequate due diligence before making the promotion. In the face of these charges, Armstrong swore at one of the failed exchange’s class action lawyers. Indeed, he said the attorney representing the plaintiffs, Adam Moskowitz, is a “walking human trash can“. It appears that the influencer also sent voice messages to the lawyer to threaten him. In this context, FTX class action lawyers have decided to file a lawsuit against Ben Armstrong.
Court subpoenas BitBoy to appear on charges
Ben Armstrong previously found himself embroiled in a legal case with other crypto influencers targeted by class action. Once again he has to face justice, but this time it’s in a harassment case. Indeed, FTX class action attorneys recently filed a lawsuit against the influencer. They accuse him of having sentdaily violent threatsto Adam Moskowitz through emails, among other things. Armstrong is also said to have taken to social media and allegedly made phone calls to threaten the lawyer.
One of the threatening voicemails sent by Armstrong read:We’re going to have First Amendment protesters around your home 24/7, day and night.“. In this context, the lawyers requested a hearing at the Court in order to address the “serious questions of Armstrong’s conduct to date“. The courts therefore have officially assigned the “BitBoy” this April 5.
That said, lawyers have declared in their repository:Plaintiffs respectfully suggest that no Court can condone or authorize such inappropriate, intimidating, unprofessional and, frankly, terrifying conduct, particularly in an age when social media reaches millions of people and involves direct threats to Court officers and their families“.
This case comes as FTX tries to refund its customers. Indeed, the European subsidiary of the bankrupt exchange recently launched a withdrawal platform to reimburse its customers.
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