Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong’s Battle Sparks Memecoin Price

Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong cryptocurrency influencer got into a planned brawl with memecoin developer “More Light” during a crypto influencer battle night in Mexico.

Memecoin developer “More Light” and cryptocurrency influencer Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong got into a planned brawl over the weekend that appeared to involve more than just wildly flailing arms and legs.

The linked memecoins, Ben (BEN) and HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu (BITCOIN) also fluctuated sharply before and during the game. The two faced off on February 24 at a combat sports firm’s crypto influencer battle night in Mexico.

Four weeks after the event, the anonymous Bitcoin developer known as “More Light” said that he had taken up the fight “on a whim”. I had informed the Karate Combat organizer that I would fight BitBoy in the event that he withdrew.

“So, I had to get my ass in gear fast.”

I had been lounging about not practicing and I only found out about the fight around four or five weeks ago, added More Light.ore Light expressed surprise at Armstrong’s intense facial expressions and aggressive swings, as he had not expected him to appear so energized.

Ben’s Victory Sparks Memecoin Surge

Pre-fight statistics from the decentralized betting tool Polymarkets indicate that 62% of bets were made on the memecoin developer, More Light before the fight.

But Armstrong prevailed, winning three two-minute rounds of combat before being crowned the winner by a unanimous vote. Armstrong’s victory caused the price of bitcoin to drop from $0.052 to $0.040, a more than 20% decrease in just 4 hours. Since then, the token has recovered and is now trading at about $0.056, a 40% increase from the fight’s conclusion.

After Armstrong’s victory BEN, a memecoin connected to him surged by 87%, climbing from $0.000004 to $0.0000075 in just six hours. Since then, the token’s price has dropped back to about $0.000005, according to statistics from Dex Screener. All things considered, More Light reaffirmed that they had no personal animosity toward one another and described Armstrong as a “good guy” in person.

Creators made the memecoin project HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu as a joke about Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, by using the entire name of the cryptocurrency as its ticker. Pundits in the crypto business also had mixed reactions to the fight expressing both amusement and disapproval.

Helius developer Mert, using the pseudonym asked in a message published on February 24, “What circle of hell is this and why am I watching it?”Others, meanwhile, retaliated against any compliments Armstrong received. Trader TheFlowHorse stated, “No, Bitboy does not suddenly deserve respect because he won a karate competition.”