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A crypto influencer skipped court in a lawsuit accusing him of promoting the now-failed crypto exchange FTX, and he is now trolling attorneys and the court with photos posted from a beach in the Bahamas.
Ben Armstrong, known as “BitBoy Crypto” online, is being sued by former FTX customers who claim he promoted the sale of unregulated securities through the recently bankrupted exchange. Former customers are seeking more than a billion dollars from Armstrong and other popular YouTubers they claim were paid to promote the failed business. (Armstrong has denied promoting FTX.)
Armstrong, who boasts 1.45 million subscribers on YouTube, seemed unbothered by the proceedings. On Thursday, when he was ordered to appear by U.S. Magistrate Judge Melissa Damian, he posted a photo on Twitter from the Bahamas, writing: “I am supposed to be in court today. I’m not. Why? Because I don’t give AF.”
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