Jeffrey 'Machi Big Brother' Huang drops defamation suit against crypto sleuth ZachXBT

Jeffrey "Machi Big Brother" Huang has withdrawn a defamation lawsuit against the crypto sleuth known as ZachXBT.

"Zach has many times in the past been of great service to the crypto community and pursuing legal action against him was a last resort but not the right path," Huang announced on social media. "I appreciate that Zach has made important amendments to his article, and we have mutually agreed to move on from this matter."

ZachXBT confirmed that the suit had been dropped, adding that he would return unused funds donated to him to help finance his legal defense. 

"While I am disappointed it went down the legal route in the first place I am appreciative we are able to find a resolution," he said. "I would like to thank everyone in the community for their donations and support during the process. It meant a great deal to me and made a huge difference."

The initial suit

ZachXBT was sued and doxxed earlier this year by Jeffrey Huang, who goes by "Machi Big Brother" online, for defamation. The crypto sleuth had alleged in a Medium post that Huang embezzled 22,000 ETH from the crypto management firm Formosa Financial. 

The defamation lawsuit argued that the claims in the Medium post were "categorically false."

The crypto community had pooled together as much as $500,000 in funds for ZachXBT's legal defense, The Block previously reported. As of publication, the wallet address for his legal funds has a net worth of nearly $24,000.