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The Rise and Fall of Ben.eth: From Memecoin Mania to Disappearance

StarPlatinum
/2025.07.31 23:24:54
Ben.eth went from a small NFT influencer to raising millions during the 2023 memecoin boom with $BEN, $PSYOP, and $LOYAL. Backed by BitBoy and hyped by rumors of Andrew Tate, his projects crashed, lawsuits followed, and he vanished—identity still unknown.

This guy extracted millions in a deep bear market

Gained the attention of Andrew Tate.
Got sued for tens of millions.

And disappeared out of nowhere.

Who was Ben.eth?

Ben’s story starts during the 2023 memecoin mania

Kicked off by the PEPE pump.

He was a small NFT influencer with 15,000 followers.

But getting in early on PEPE made him money

And gave him a dangerous idea.

He launched his own token, a PEPE copy called $BEN.

At first, it had low volume.

Then BitBoy started talking about it

That brought massive attention to Ben.eth.

And it was just the beginning.

After $BEN took off

The new influencer launched another token: 

A presale called $PSYOP.

It blew up.

Ben.eth raised $7 million in less than 72 hours.

The launch of PSYOP promised rewards for BEN holders.

Hype exploded. 
Even Andrew Tate got involved.

Rumors said he was behind the token too.

Tate made a statement saying he’d never support a memecoin (a lie).

The token crashed.

But this wasn’t the end for Ben.

For his third token, Ben.eth launched LOYAL.

He promised PSYOP holders more rewards.

BitBoy backed it again, saying it would power a new memecoin DEX.

But just like before

The token crashed.

Just hours after LOYAL crashed,

Ben.eth launched a new NFT collection called ORANGE.

10,000 supply. 0.1 ETH mint.

His followers bought 9,000 NFTs within hours.

It sold out fast

But once again, it was a scam.

Ben also promoted a scam token called DAVE 

All of this led to a lawsuit.

Shortly after, his account got suspended and he vanished.

But what about his real identity?

Ben’s identity was shared in a few posts

One said his real name was Blake (not even Ben)

Pauly later doxxed him without solid proofs

No one really knows who Ben is.

Do you think he’s still out there?

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