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<p>Kyle Chass, a Bitcoin OG whom many in the crypto community know from his popular YouTube channel over the years, has one Google warning left.</p><p>One more strike and his YouTube channel, and the result of years of daily grinding, could vanish forever.</p><p>When it gets deleted, theres no appeal to bring the account back, Chass tells Magazine.&nbsp;</p><p>You dont have any appeal process. Its justdeleted. All your videos are gone, he says.</p><p>Bitcoin influencer Davinci Jeremie, who has 857,000 followers on X, saw his entire channel permanently removed in 2020. Despite backlash from the crypto community, YouTube never reinstated it.&nbsp;</p><p>Its a nerve-wracking moment for Chass, whos been hit with two YouTube strikes since August after over five spotless years on the platform. In that time, hes produced more than 1,300 crypto-focused videos and built a community of over 171,000 subscribers.</p><h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="chass-says-it-was-really-shocking">Chass says, It was really shocking</h2><p>It was really shocking to us, the Texas-based crypto entrepreneur says, after receiving his first-ever warning in August. We didnt feel like we had done or said anything different than we had in the countless videos before, the 35-year-old adds.</p><p>Only two days after the warning, YouTube took down one of his videos and handed Chass his first strike, which prevented him from uploading a video for seven days.</p><div class="container"><a href="https://servedbyadbutler.com/go2/;ID=169476;size=728x90;setID=601214;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fmagazine%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%3F_embed%26per_page%3D100" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=169476;size=728x90;setID=601214;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fmagazine%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%3F_embed%26per_page%3D100;type=img" alt="Bitcoin OG Kyle Chassé is one strike away from a YouTube permaban"></a></div><div class="container"><a href="https://servedbyadbutler.com/go2/;ID=169476;size=300x250;setID=601213;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fmagazine%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%3F_embed%26per_page%3D100" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=169476;size=300x250;setID=601213;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fmagazine%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%3F_embed%26per_page%3D100;type=img" alt="Bitcoin OG Kyle Chassé is one strike away from a YouTube permaban"></a></div><p>Its really hard mentally to deal with that one-week suspension, Chass says,explaining that he is used to posting content daily and worried his audience will forget about him.</p><p>So youre probably wondering what kind of outrageous views Chass has suddenly started sharing to land himself in YouTubes bad books. Well, so is he.</p><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img width="1024" height="548" src="https://s3.magazine.cointelegraph.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screen-Shot-2025-10-27-at-7.09.46-pm-1024x548.png" alt="Bitcoin OG Kyle Chassé is one strike away from a YouTube permaban" class="wp-image-50025"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Arthur Hayes telling Kyle Chass why Bitcoin is going to $1 million. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GpQPiF-RBg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kyle Chass</a>)</em></figcaption></figure><p>Chasss videos see him talking about the crypto market and chatting with people like BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. He doesnt shy away from a clickbaity title here and there, like 24 hours before the biggest pump of 2025.</p><p>But that is still within the rules and shouldnt get Chass flagged. He claims he has had no clear explanation from the platform, so he has been left to play detective himself.</p><h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="a-video-on-aave-may-have-been-the-problem-chass-says">A video on AAVE may have been the problem, Chass says</h2><p>His team created a custom AI bot trained on YouTubes community guidelines to scan his scripts to detect how he may have contravened the rules.</p><p>While hes not 100% sure, the bot flagged a video with Chasse talking about using the DeFi platform Aave to borrow against his Bitcoin.</p><div class="article-suggest"><div class="article-suggest__title display3"> Read also </div><div class="article-suggest__items"><div class="article-suggest__item"><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/blockchain-gaming-success-adoption-web3/" class="article-suggest__subtitle display4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Features</span><p>Off The Grids success shows invisible blockchain is the winning play</p></a></div><div class="article-suggest__item"><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/cuba-bitcoin-revolution-adoption-embargo/" class="article-suggest__subtitle display4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Features</span><p>The truth behind Cubas Bitcoin revolution: An on-the-ground report</p></a></div></div></div><p>Chass didnt want to part with <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/benjamin-wallace-mysterious-mr-nakamoto-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">his Bitcoin</a> at the depths of the bear market, but he did want to buy a few villas in Thailand. So, instead of selling, he borrowed <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/cliff-bought-2-homes-bitcoin-mortgage-clever-or-insane/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">against his holdings</a>.</p><p>Those villas ended up putting Koh Phangan, an island in Thailand, on the global crypto map. Many in the crypto industry know the place well, after Chass built a crypto utopia atop a hill <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/thailands-crypto-islands-working-paradise-part-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">overlooking Haad Thong Lang Bay</a>, with sweeping views of the Gulf of Thailand.</p><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img width="1024" height="416" src="https://s3.magazine.cointelegraph.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screen-Shot-2025-10-27-at-7.09.16-pm-1024x416.png" alt="Bitcoin OG Kyle Chassé is one strike away from a YouTube permaban" class="wp-image-50022"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Pudgy Penguins founder Luca Netz spoke to Kyle Chass in September. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlsfrpE2R9M" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kyle Chass</a>)</em></figcaption></figure><p>He struck a deal to buy the resort for 17 million baht (around $510,000 at the time) and took over 35 villas. Many interesting things happened.</p><p>But YouTube may have considered it a dodgy tax avoidance scheme, according to the AI. The GPT said, likely in that video, what flagged it was that I was trying to tell people how to illegally not pay taxes, or giving advice on how to not pay taxes, Chass says, which he denies:</p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>I wasnt. I was stating a matter of fact, right? I mean, it wasnt; there was no legal advice there.</p></blockquote><p>While YouTube may not always provide detailed reasons for issuing a strike, you still have the option to appeal the decision and request a second review. They give you a chance to appeal it, but also take a course or trainingthat helps you understand the kind of things that they look at under those community guidelines violations, Chass says.</p><p>They tell you that it is supposed to be education, to help avoid those things in the future, but it wasnt helpful at all, Chass says.</p><h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="who-is-kyle-chass">Who is Kyle Chass?</h2><p>Thankfully, Chass has more to his CV than just being a crypto YouTuber. Hes also a successful venture capitalist who has been building, investing and experimenting in the crypto space since 2012, before it was even called an industry.</p><p>In 2013, he launched World Super Lotto, the worlds first global lottery built on Bitcoin.&nbsp;</p><div class="article-suggest"><div class="article-suggest__title display3"> Read also </div><div class="article-suggest__items"><div class="article-suggest__item"><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/3-4-billion-bitcoin-popcorn-tin-silk-road-hacker/" class="article-suggest__subtitle display4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Features</span><p>$3.4B of Bitcoin in a popcorn tin: The Silk Road hacker’s story</p></a></div><div class="article-suggest__item"><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/block-by-block-blockchain-technology-transforming-real-estate-market/" class="article-suggest__subtitle display4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Features</span><p>Block by block: Blockchain technology is transforming the real estate market</p></a></div></div></div><p>A year later, he went all in, selling everything to stack Bitcoin before taking on a full-time role as chief operating officer of Credits. In 2016, Chass co-founded The Review Agency, a SaaS venture focused on online reputation management.</p><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img width="1024" height="534" src="https://s3.magazine.cointelegraph.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screen-Shot-2025-10-27-at-7.24.37-pm-1024x534.png" alt="Bitcoin OG Kyle Chassé is one strike away from a YouTube permaban" class="wp-image-50034"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Animoca Brands founder Yat Siu spoke to Kyle Chass about building his crypto empire in July. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEe0OHXE4mk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kyle Chass</a>)</em></figcaption></figure><p>Hes become known as a smart money man, backing infrastructure and protocol projects like Kraken, Coinbase, Bitfinex and RNDR.</p><p>In 2018, he set up Master Ventures, a blockchain advisory and investment firm.</p><h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="chass-wont-go-broke-if-youtube-bans-him">Chass wont go broke if YouTube bans him</h2><p>So if YouTube bans Chass, it isnt going to put him out on the street. He got into Bitcoin early enough that by the time it hit $1,000 in 2016, he realized hed probably never need to work another day in his life.</p><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img width="1024" height="507" src="https://s3.magazine.cointelegraph.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screen-Shot-2025-10-27-at-7.28.12-pm-1-1024x507.png" alt="Bitcoin OG Kyle Chassé is one strike away from a YouTube permaban" class="wp-image-50043"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz spoke to Kyle in September about where he sees the crypto market going. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTuLkXe14S4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kyle Chass</a>)</em></figcaption></figure><p>But the YouTube channel isnt about the money for Chass, but the passion. Chass says he has poured a tremendous amount of effort and work into this and is preparing to fight to the bitter end, taking heart from London Real TV Host Brian Roses experience.</p><p>He had over 2 million subscribers and a lot of traction. At the time, his channel got permanently deleted, and he spent, I think, two or three years, and I cant imagine the expense for the legal side of things, but he just got his channel back, like, last week, he says.</p><p>So I imagine that route is always possible, but thats a crazy headache, he says.</p><div class="subscribe subscribe--inner"><div class="container"><div class="subscribe__inner"><div class="subscribe__content"><div class="subscribe__title display2"> Subscribe </div><div class="subscribe__desc text-l"> The most engaging reads in blockchain. 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