Ben Pasternak, founder of the Believe platform, has been arrested in New York on charges of second-degree strangulation and assault. Pasternak has pleaded not guilty, and the case is scheduled to return to court on June 11. The charges stem from a March 31 altercation with his former girlfriend, Evelyn Ha. Prosecutors allege that Pasternak was residing at the Baccarat Hotel in New York, with a nightly rate of approximately $2,000, partly to avoid civil lawsuit service related to his crypto project, Believe. This arrest follows Pasternak's previous involvement in a lawsuit concerning meme coins on the Believe platform.