- Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong has been arrested in Florida for allegedly sending harassing emails to Judge Kimberly Childs
- He is currently being held without bond, preventing his release before pre-trial hearings
- Armstrong has a history of legal issues, including a 2023 arrest for loitering
Well-known cryptocurrency influencer Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong has been taken into custody in Florida following allegations of harassment of a judge. Armstrong, who was recently at the center of a battle over his brand, allegedly directed abuse at Judge Kimberly Childs. Currently detained without the possibility of bail, Armstrong’s arrest adds to his history of legal troubles, which include a previous arrest for loitering in 2023.
Arrest Without Bail
Armstrong revealed on March 21 that his arrest was being sought over emails to Judge Childs, in the course of self-representation:
I can now confirm that the warrants for my arrest are due to me sending emails (as my own attorney by the way) to the DISHONORABLE Kimberly Childs of @cobbcountygovt who has NOW DELETED her Twitter lmao.
Public officials hiding corruption one day at a time.
— The BitBoy (@BenArmstrongsX) March 21, 2025
Armstrong was arrested on Wednesday for sending the emails and is being held without bond, meaning he cannot secure release prior to his pre-trial hearings. The specific details of the case overseen by Judge Childs have not been fully disclosed in the available sources, but Armstrong’s arrest is reportedly linked to ongoing legal disputes in Georgia.
In March 2023, he was named in a class-action lawsuit alleging the promotion of unregistered securities through Binance, which was settled in August 2024 without admission of wrongdoing. Additionally, in September 2023, Armstrong was arrested while livestreaming outside a former business associate’s residence, accusing the individual of withholding his Lamborghini.
Riches to Rags
Armstrong was a well-known (and much-derided) crypto influencer between 2018 and 2023 when he was unceremoniously dumped by his own company following a “relapse into substance abuse” as well as causing “emotional, physical and financial damage…to the employees of Hit Network & the Bitboy Crypto community.”
Armstrong threatened legal action before branching out on his own, although it seems that this has gone about as well as expected. Given his promises to his followers that he could make them wealthy all by buying the shitcoins he was being paid to pedal means that he has received little to no sympathy from the crypto community.
