Crypto influencer named in FTX lawsuit served via tweet

The cryptocurrency YouTuber has been sued via a tweet after a U.S. court allowed the lawsuit because his lawyer claimed he could not serve him otherwise.

May 2 order A Florida District Court judge has granted Moskowitz Law Firm permission to serve legal notices to cryptocurrency YouTuber Tom Nash via a tweet.

Nash, who is believed to live in Georgia, is the last of 10 defendants named in the class action lawsuit. Against influencers who allegedly promoted bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX without disclosing their rewards.

@iamtomnashby permission of the court presiding over the class action lawsuit against you in the Southern District of Florida, you have been served with: https://t.co/28YJQ2sKY5

— Moskowitz Law Firm (@moskowitzesq) May 2, 2023

The application included instructions on how to use Twitter to serve Nash.

legal news The law firm had to tag Nash’s Twitter account and share the URL through his official Twitter account.

Moskowitz also had to email the URL to a publicly available email address.

The filing notes that Nash’s frequent use of the Internet suggests it is a reliable way to reach him. It said:

“Nash has an established internet-based business and uses electronic means such as Twitter as a reliable means of communication. [a] personal email address. “

When the attorney previously sent an email to Nash’s publicly posted address, it didn’t come back, according to the filing, so Nash received the lawsuit and his “email address is valid and working.” was suggested.

The federal judgment allows district courts to “order alternative methods of service to be performed on foreign defendants,” provided that it does not violate international agreements and is likely to effectively notify defendants. I am allowing you to

He further explained that Georgia and the United States are parties to the Hague Convention, which provides a standardized method for providing legal documents among signatories to the Convention.

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The other nine defendants consist of seven YouTubers, including Graham Stephan, Brian Jung, and Ben Armstrong, known as “BitBoy Crypto.” Creators Agency, the talent management firm that helped promote FTX, and its founder Erica Kulberg are also named.

Armstrong was absent from court on April 20 to address allegations of “harassment of plaintiffs’ attorneys.”

Instead of attending the court hearing, Armstrong blatantly mocked the order by posting a photo of himself on a beach in the Bahamas on Twitter.

I am due to appear in court today.

I’m not why?

Because it does not AF

recklessness https://t.co/RtFomcGS5v pic.twitter.com/t9XqsNd6da

— Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) April 20, 2023

Cointelegraph did not immediately respond to Nash’s request for comment.

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