U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida on Thursday entered a $2.8 million default judgment against Ben Armstrong, the crypto content creator formerly known as "BitBoy," in a defamation case brought by investor and television personality Kevin O'Leary, Bloomberg reported. The award includes approximately $78,000 in reputational damages, $750,000 for emotional distress, and $2 million in punitive damages. Armstrong did not provide a substantive response throughout the proceeding. The case centers on a string of posts Armstrong made on X in late March 2025, in which he accused O'Leary, ... (full story)