Class action lawyers claim YouTuber ‘BitBoy Crypto’ threatened them
Attorneys representing a class action lawsuit against “BitBoy Crypto” YouTuber Ben Armstrong and other crypto influencers who allegedly promoted crypto exchange FTX have claimed Armstrong has made several threats against them.
A March 20 lawsuit from the class action’s attorneys in a Florida District Court claimed Armstrong “began harassing” the attorneys after the lawsuit was filed March 15 with “endless phone calls, tweets and emails” and “abusive and threatening posts on Twitter, Youtube and other social media.”
Armstrong is among several so-called “FTX influencers” named in the suit seeking $1 billion as they allegedly “promoted [the] FTX crypto scam without disclosing compensation.”
The filing claimed Armstrong “at times made up to 21 calls in a 45-minute period” and left voicemails “full of profanity” that were “specifically” directed at the attorneys.
The filing further alleged that the voicemails included warnings to Adam Moskowitz—one of the attorneys in the class action lawsuit with one in which Armstrong allegedly told Moskowitz “we’re going to have First Amendment protesters around your house 24/7 day and night.”
Like wtf lawyers say i should be careful… LMAO you gotta be kidding.
There’s only one person who should be careful, and that’s Adam Moskowitz. I already told him privately. YOU DON’T GET LIES. You will be held accountable.#
— Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) March 17, 2023
The lawyers claimed that another voicemail told them “that the ‘home addresses’ of the ‘lawyers’ are being ‘circulated on Reddit.’
In a statement to Cointelegraph, Armstrong said “I never once called them” and that he “tweeted about them and sent them multiple times.”
“I’m going to have Adam Moskowitz’s legal license taken away from him,” Armstrong added.
“It is my personal mission to embarrass him. The lack of due diligence by his legal team is appalling. And they will reap what they have sown, he said.
What is illegal: putting someone on a lawsuit without having any merit
What is legal: threatening to take away someone’s legal license to practice law. And not sure if you guys know, but it’s not illegal to call someone a name. You do it all the time
— Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) March 21, 2023
The filing also noted a YouTube video posted by Armstrong on March 16. The filing claimed it was aimed at the lawyers and those who bought the case and allegedly warned them that Armstrong was “coming at them full force.”
The lawyers claim Armstrong encouraged “others to join in the attacks”.
In another alleged message from Armstrong to Moskowitz — which led to a report to authorities — he warned the lawyer that “these people are dangerous” and could result in “you and your family getting shot.”
The filing also shared an email Armstrong allegedly sent to Moskowitz, calling him a “bitch” and an “unbelievably stupid motherfucker” before Armstrong stated that he “never even promoted FTX” and told Moskowitz to “expect a countersuit bitch.”
The court filing also claimed that it is “not the first time” Armstrong has caused “threatened controversy” after he filed and later dropped a defamation suit against fellow YouTube content creator Erling Mengshoel Jr, who goes by “Atozy.”
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Armstrong filed the lawsuit against Mengshoel in August 2022 in response to a November 2021 video by the YouTuber titled “This YouTuber is Scamming His Fans…Bitboy Crypto,” which alleged that Armstrong was dishonestly promoting assets to his audience for his own benefit.
A few weeks later, Armstrong revealed in a live broadcast that he was dropping the lawsuit, claiming “Atozy has won,” after Mengshoel managed to raise more than $200,000 for his defense in less than 24 hours.
