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The crypto evangelist who's lost his marriage, his followers and his Lamborghini

By David Yaffe-Bellany
New York Times·
8 mins to read

With its streamlined curves and glow-in-the-dark sound system, the silver Lamborghini Huracán Performante was the stuff of teenage fantasy: US$350,000 of aerodynamic metals and lightweight upholstery, packed into a taut and powerful body. Ben Armstrong loved it dearly.

When he started shopping for a Lamborghini, Armstrong, a cryptocurrency evangelist with more than 1 million YouTube subscribers, worried that he’d have to spend months searching. “I think I have to go to Italy to get the Lambo I want,” he texted

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