In what could have been his most consequential failed tout, Armstrong was probably the most vocal supporters of crypto lender Celsius Community. He first talked in regards to the lending platform in a 2018 challenge overview video. “I do think about Celsius and I do consider will probably be a profitable challenge,” he stated. Within the March 2022 portfolio reveal video, he instructed his YouTube viewers that the BitSquad held 25,000 of Celsius’ CEL tokens (value over $83,000 at the moment and round $23,000 as of press time).