The legal conflict between the infamous crypto YouTuber Ben Armstrong (BitBoy) and fellow crypto pundit Erling Mengshoel (Atozy) has drawn the attention of David Schwartz, chief technical officer (CTO) at blockchain company Ripple. According to Schwartz, Armstrong’s lawyers “misled” him and “should have known better.” So, about the @Bitboy_Crypto / @atozy lawsuit: It looks like everyone is doing the right thing now. And as I suspected, it seems Ben was mislead by his lawyers who *definitely* should have known better. Yay for happy endings. — 𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚣 (@JoelKatz) August 25, 2022 BitBoy Sued Atozy Last Month Armstrong sued Mengshoel last month over a video in which the latter claims the former defrauded his supporters by endorsing dubious crypto businesses that were pump-and-dump schemes. His goal was to recover $75,000 in losses. Earlier, Mengshoel faced criticism for reportedly failing to mention that token creators funded certain advertisements in his video. Defamation Suit Against Fellow Youtuber BitBoy Crypto said in a Livestream Wednesday that he is dropping his defamation suit against a fellow crypto-focused content creator, Atozy. Armstrong had filed a lawsuit against Atozy (Erling Mengshoel) for allegedly defaming him in a Nov. 8 video titled “This YouTuber Scams His Fans … Bitboy Crypto.” The lawsuit was discovered by court observers, which caused a stir regarding Armstrong’s commercial tactics. Meng...
