BitBoy Crypto Founder Ben Armstrong Claims He'll Get Bitcoin ETF Approved 'This Week' — ETH Next

Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong just dropped a bold claim on X: he’s heading to D.C. today to “push the Bitcoin ETF thing over the finish line” — and says he’ll get it done this week.

For context, major players like the Winklevoss twins, Cathie Wood, and BlackRock have all tried to get a spot Bitcoin ETF approved. Armstrong’s essentially saying he’ll succeed where they’ve all failed.

But that’s not even the wild part. Dude already has phase 2 mapped out: “Once I get Bitcoin ETF approved this week, my next step will be to get the Ethereum ETF approved.” He’s eyeing Q1 or mid-Q2 for both to be done.

Why now? BTC pumped past $47k on Monday (highest since April 2022) on speculation about a spot Bitcoin ETF finally getting the green light. So there’s legit momentum in the market.

The context nobody’s ignoring though: Armstrong’s had a rough year. His own platform, BitBoy Crypto, publicly distanced itself from him back in August 2023. Then in September, things got weird — he went live claiming someone named Carlos Diaz was a threat to his life, mentioning his Lamborghini. Police ended up shutting down the stream.

So while the Bitcoin ETF push is getting attention, some people are definitely side-eyeing the whole situation.

BTC at the time of writing: $46,703 (up 7% on Tuesday).