Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong baits media with dramatic YouTube ‘quit’

#BenArmstrong, formerly #BitBoy, has once again proven that a little manufactured drama goes a long way after a video in which he simultaneously claims that he’s leaving #crypto YouTube — while also confirming that he’ll continue to upload videos — racked up nearly 80,000 views in a single day.

In the recently uploaded clip, titled ‘I’m Retiring From Crypto YouTube,’ Armstrong claims that he’s probably not going to be doing a crypto #livestream anymore. The statement, of course, comes with several caveats.

For starters, given his use of the word ‘probably,’ there’s a chance that he’ll return to do livestreams sometime in the future. But even if he doesn’t, the title of the video is more than a little misleading given that he also clarifies that he’d still be uploading to his YouTube channel. Indeed, toward the end he specifies that he’ll “still have three videos a day, more videos coming.”

During the video, Armstrong appears to be holding back tears as he describes how he’s “paying lawyers $100,000 a month” and that the show costs “$25,000 a week” to produce. It’s unclear if those numbers are accurate, but based on his most recent uploads which take place in a much smaller, poorly lit, closet-like space, his budget has been cut back drastically.

Would you like me to do a #livestream session tomorrow? 🎙📣

I could finish analyzing the list of #alts you gave me yesterday and today!

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