{"id":11032,"date":"2024-02-26T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/crypto-influencers-bout-boosts-two-meme-tokens\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:57:39","slug":"crypto-influencers-bout-boosts-two-meme-tokens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/crypto-influencers-bout-boosts-two-meme-tokens\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Influencers&#8217; Bout Boosts Two Meme Tokens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 24th, crypto blogger Ben Armstrong, known for his YouTube channel Bitboy Crypto, faced off against developer More Light in a match organized by the sports company Karate Combat in Mexico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In an &#8220;only in crypto&#8221; moment Friday night in Mexico City, Ben &#8220;BitBoy&#8221; Armstrong fought against More Light, developer of the HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu memecoin. They were surprisingly well matched; here are the highlights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4qqr5zJM1\">pic.twitter.com\/N4qqr5zJM1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jameson Lopp (@lopp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lopp\/status\/1761757943341740276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The meme coins associated with the participants \u2014 Ben (BEN) and HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu (BITCOIN) \u2014 surged following the match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I accidentally told the Karate Combat organizer that if Bitboy&#8217;s opponent backed out, I would fight him. I only learned about the match four to five weeks ago and was relaxing, not training,&#8221; More Light told <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/ben-bitboy-armstrong-fight-causes-wild-swings-memecoin-bitcoin-prices\">Cointelegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to him, Armstrong entered the ring &#8220;excited&#8221; and made &#8220;crazy faces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More Light is one of the developers of the BITCOIN meme token. According to the betting platform <a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/ben-armstrong-vs-more-light-who-will-win\/will-more-light-beat-ben-armstrong\">Polymarkets<\/a>, he was the favorite in the match, with a 62% chance of winning.<\/p>\n<p>However, after three two-minute rounds, the judges declared Armstrong the winner, having scored more points.<\/p>\n<p>Following the match, the BITCOIN price rose from $0.04 to $0.06 \u2014 a 50% increase. At the time of writing, the asset&#8217;s price had adjusted to $0.054.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/niwwa1GeJMswry2_obHlhrRmKaO5kUhg7coeWXOEcycmK4WYbVTMn9I6kb9oF4Zn-bC5OrhnW5ogMT4GCd631YWF474rZrU6z6GXokd-yfTTZEZ9pNUd_1jzBZctIloX3qdTAwmnT3gT2Oz-Sh1gM_w\" alt=\"Crypto Influencers' Bout Boosts Two Meme Tokens\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute chart of BITCOIN\/USD on Uniswap v2. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geckoterminal.com\/eth\/pools\/0x2cc846fff0b08fb3bffad71f53a60b4b6e6d6482?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_source=coingecko&#038;utm_campaign=livechart-btn\">GeckoTerminal<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The meme token BEN, associated with Armstrong, jumped by 55% but later also slightly declined.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/a25XOldjulwKlGNsSacSF0IHEHM8u8qCNVWniuh1pkSTCopENuGJHrMrvz7qfscW6X9btWwIbbvTQkWbHZ6gtwIXfwmvizvRF_DOAFUAFyuhUA6R1u6gK5moffKDvwHjK68_tXEhlokG3yvorWlvcBQ\" alt=\"Crypto Influencers' Bout Boosts Two Meme Tokens\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute chart of BEN\/USD on Uniswap. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/dexscreener.com\/ethereum\/0x0037830245f5dd5ff4d158101309ba3ad3639783\">DEXScreener<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to More Light, BitBoy turned out to be a &#8220;nice guy&#8221; in real life, and there is no animosity between them.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong is known for his controversial behavior. In September 2023, the blogger was detained by police for attempting to assault his partner.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly stalked a lawyer who filed a lawsuit against him for promoting the bankrupt FTX and skipped a court hearing to go on a cruise.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2024, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin inadvertently <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/vitalik-buterins-comment-sparks-70-surge-in-bitcoin-token\">pumped BITCOIN by 70%<\/a> after correcting an inaccuracy about the token in his essay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 24th, crypto blogger Ben Armstrong, known for his YouTube channel Bitboy Crypto, faced off against developer More Light in a match organized by the sports company Karate Combat in Mexico. In an &#8220;only in crypto&#8221; moment Friday night in Mexico City, Ben &#8220;BitBoy&#8221; Armstrong fought against More Light, developer of the HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu memecoin. 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