Ben ‘Bitboy’ Armstrong arrested on livestream over Lambo dispute

Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, previously known as BitBoy, has supposedly been apprehended while live-streaming outside your house of a previous company associate, who he declares remains in belongings of his Lamborghini. Before the YouTube stream, he published that he was “going live soon from a really unique area.” Ill be going live soon from an extremely special place on YouTube so prepare this is going to be good– Ben Armstrong (@BenArmstrongsX) September 25, 2023

At almost 19 minutes into the stream, Armstrong was met regional police, who showed up and asked if Armstrong had a weapon on him, which he rejected. He was then ordered to put down the phone, and the stream goes blank for the staying 17 minutes, though audio can still be heard of a conversation in between Armstrong and the law enforcement officer. According to a listing on the Gwinnett County, Georgia, Sheriffs Office, a Benjamin Charles Armstrong was scheduled on Sept. 25 at 9:11 pm local time and stays incarcerated.Screenshot from Gwinnett County Sheriffs OfficeOn Sept. 26, Diaz published a confirmation that Armstrong had shown up at his house.Related: BitBoy Crypto brand name will no longer consist of YouTuber Ben ArmstrongIn late August, Hit Network, which controls the “BitBoy Crypto” brand name, cut ties with its public face, Ben Armstrong, citing concerns surrounding drug abuse and monetary damage to employees.Since then a number of suits have actually been filed and pulled back by various celebrations included. Armstrong even appealed for donations on Sept. 20 to cover his legal fights which riled the crypto community.

Less than an hour later, Armstrong was live-streaming himself at the house of specialist and NFT financier Carlos Diaz, who is understood to have links to the HIT Network. Armstrong went into a tirade claiming that Diaz “desired to eliminate him,” declaring his links with the Houston mafia. The whole insane 37-minute #bitboy stream starting from Carlos driveway (him on his residential or commercial property) to him ending the stream.