Ben Armstrong, known for the popular web3 YouTube channel Bitboy Crypto, is no longer a part of the brand.

BJ Investment Holdings, the parent company of Hit network, said Monday that it had removed the controversial figure from the company and Bitboy Crypto brand.

"This difficult decision is a culmination of a prolonged effort to help Ben during his relapse into substance abuse as well as reconcile the emotional, physical and financial damage he has done to the employees of Hit network and the Bitboy Crypto community," the brand wrote.

"The BitSquad deserves better and we are going to get through this together," it continued. "We wish him the best and regret that it has come to this and are hopeful for the future of Bitboy Crypto."

Armstrong's contentious past

Armstrong is well known …