[Kevin O'Leary Awarded $2.8 Million in Defamation Case, Wins Against Crypto Influencer 'BitBoy'] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on February 16, as reported by The Block, a federal judge in Florida issued a default judgment of $2.8 million against former cryptocurrency content creator Ben Armstrong (formerly known as 'BitBoy') in favor of investor and TV personality Kevin O'Leary in a defamation lawsuit. Armstrong had posted multiple social media posts in March 2025, falsely accusing the O'Leary couple of being involved in a fatal boat accident in 2019 and leaking their private phone number.