Kyle Torpey, Author at Gizmodo

Mr. Robot’s Ecoin Comes to Life Via Wall Street’s New Blockchain

Circle’s new Arc blockchain puts its USDC stablecoin at the center of a permissioned network secured by BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and other Wall Street fixtures.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 18

Nonprofit Stand With Crypto, Which Was Set Up By The Cryptocurrency Company Coinbase, Holds A Get Out The Vote Rally In Hollywood, Featuring The Rapper Nas

The Crypto Industry Wasn’t Able to Buy Congress After All

The crypto industry’s top legislative priority fell short of the 60 votes needed to even reach the Senate floor.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 16

Bitcoin’s Network Hashrate Is 50% Below Trend as Miners Shift to AI

A new CoinShares report says Bitcoin’s network hashrate is about 50% below its growth trend after experiencing the first six-month decline since China’s 2021 mining ban.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 16

An image of someone with a credit card in front of a computer.

Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin Innovation? Chargebacks.

Crypto enthusiasts who once promised that permissionless payments would shatter the tyranny of traditional finance are now trying build third-party trust.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 14

‘White Hat’ Liquid Network Crypto Hackers Are Now Grandstanding and Demanding a 10% Bounty

The two parties have been communicating via OP_RETURN transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 10

President Biden Delivers Remarks At Medal Of Honor Ceremony

Hunter Biden’s Crypto Memecoin Launch Went Even Worse Than Predicted

It’s no wonder as to why Andrew Callaghan made sure to distance himself from the crypto project.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 9

A cop getting out of a police car with a pulled over vehicle

The U.S. Government Is Using Your Financial Data to Decide Who Gets Pulled Over

Border Patrol is mining Americans’ financial activity to identify people for potential traffic stops.

Privacy & Security Kyle Torpey Sep 9

Trump’s Apparent Crypto Conflicts Could Sink the CLARITY Act

A Republican senator is now openly saying ethics language could be what finally kills the bill.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 8

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Hunter Biden to Launch Trump-Esque Crypto Token Following Online Media Tour

After months of wide-ranging podcast appearances, Hunter Biden is turning his newfound media profile into a crypto memecoin called LAPTOP.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 8

3d Rendering Of White Hat, Grey Hat And Black Hat And Laptop

Hackers Drain $320 Million From Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, Keep $47 Million for Themselves in ‘White Hat’ Operation

Hat color is one of several lingering questions.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 7

AMC CEO Furious at Robinhood for Tokenizing Stock Without Permission

AMC CEO Adam Aron is threatening legal action over Robinhood’s tokenized AMC stock, raising fresh questions about who gets to put a company’s equity on a blockchain.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 6

House Speaker Mike Johnson walking on the floor of Congress

Crypto Industry’s CLARITY Act Faces Major Setback

The House is cutting its September schedule to just four voting days, leaving the crypto industry’s biggest remaining legislative priority with almost no time to clear Congress before the midterm elections.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 5

Scanner Helps Liquor Stores Detect Underage Drinkers

Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof

A massive trove of driver’s license scans allegedly stolen from an identity verification company shows the danger of creating honey pots of our most sensitive documents for malicious actors to exploit.

Privacy & Security Kyle Torpey Sep 2

Michael Saylor at Bitcoin Conference Miami in 2021

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Survived Its Death-Spiral Summer

A couple of months ago, critics said Strategy was approaching a financial crisis. Now, the bitcoin treasury company is back in the green.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Sep 1

Intern Marc Sibaja looks at parts of the IBM Quantum System Two at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center on June 6, 2025 in Yorktown Heights, New York.

The First Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction Has Been Mined

StarkWare’s experiment shows Bitcoin users may have an emergency escape hatch for quantum attacks.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Aug 30

Why Bitcoin’s Price Is Spiking This Week

Bitcoin’s latest rally comes as Treasury debt buybacks and expanding U.S. sanctions highlight the risks of a dollar-dominated financial system.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Aug 27

President Trump Speaks At The White House Digital Assets Summit.

Legal Experts Are Alarmed the SEC Isn’t Investigating Trump-Linked Crypto Venture

A shareholder lawsuit against a Trump-linked crypto company has also been uncovered.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Aug 25

Aerial view of a large datacenter in Noord Holland, The Netherlands

Bitcoin Miner’s Pivot to Data Centers Pays Off as Anthropic Signs 20-Year Lease

Crypto enthusiasts have found a more lucrative use for their data centers.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jul 7

Crypto Companies Have Already Poured $189 Million Into the 2026 Midterms

Crypto companies are outspending Big Tech, fossil fuel firms, and other corporate power players as they work to shape the next Congress and lock in favorable rules.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jul 2

President Trump speaking at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville.

Trump Officially Discloses Massive Crypto Fortune as Investors Lose Out

Of course, not every investor is a loser. It just depends what they're looking for in the art of the deal.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jul 1

Kyle Torpey

Mr. Robot’s Ecoin Comes to Life Via Wall Street’s New Blockchain

The Crypto Industry Wasn’t Able to Buy Congress After All

Bitcoin’s Network Hashrate Is 50% Below Trend as Miners Shift to AI

Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin Innovation? Chargebacks.

‘White Hat’ Liquid Network Crypto Hackers Are Now Grandstanding and Demanding a 10% Bounty

Hunter Biden’s Crypto Memecoin Launch Went Even Worse Than Predicted

The U.S. Government Is Using Your Financial Data to Decide Who Gets Pulled Over

Trump’s Apparent Crypto Conflicts Could Sink the CLARITY Act

Hunter Biden to Launch Trump-Esque Crypto Token Following Online Media Tour

Hackers Drain $320 Million From Bitcoin’s Liquid Network, Keep $47 Million for Themselves in ‘White Hat’ Operation

AMC CEO Furious at Robinhood for Tokenizing Stock Without Permission

Crypto Industry’s CLARITY Act Faces Major Setback

Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Survived Its Death-Spiral Summer

The First Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction Has Been Mined

Why Bitcoin’s Price Is Spiking This Week

Legal Experts Are Alarmed the SEC Isn’t Investigating Trump-Linked Crypto Venture

Bitcoin Miner’s Pivot to Data Centers Pays Off as Anthropic Signs 20-Year Lease

Crypto Companies Have Already Poured $189 Million Into the 2026 Midterms

Trump Officially Discloses Massive Crypto Fortune as Investors Lose Out

RIP to Cult Actor Gerrit Graham, Star of ‘Phantom of the Paradise’ and ‘Child’s Play 2’

FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Them

First Utah, Now Congress: A New US Bill Would Force VPNs to Block Piracy Sites

A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet

SpaceX Is Retiring Crew Dragon, Forcing NASA to Bet Big on Boeing’s Troubled Starliner

After Threatening Character.AI With Legal Action, Disney Puts Its CEO in Charge of Tech

While Issuing Warnings About AI-Made Bioweapons, Anthropic Quietly Set Up an AI-Run, Robot-Operated Biology Lab Here in the US

‘Regicide’ Rips So Hard

OpenAI Researcher Warns Air-Gapped Computers Can Talk Through Heat. Technically, He’s Right

NordVPN is 69% Off at $3.49 a Month, in Time for NFL Sundays

Alienware’s AW3926QW Ultrawide Gaming Monitor Review: Size Really Does Matter

iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max Review: Apple Is Just Flexing Hard Now

AirPods 5 Review: A Ridiculously Great Value for ANC Wireless Earbuds

Steam Frame Review: Valve Shows Us VR Was Always Meant to Be a Toy

Maingear Zero (2026) Review: PC Gaming Bliss With a Price Tag to Make You Cry

Sony WH-1000XM4C Review: Still Kind of Goated

Back to School: All the Accessories You Need to Replace Your Laptop With a Foldable Phone

Sony’s New $70 Wireless Headphones Have Me Rethinking Everything

LG Gram Pro 16-Inch (2026) Review: An Expensive Disappointment

Gizmodo’s Best of IFA 2026 Awards: See the Winners