Kyle Torpey, Author at Gizmodo

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Hackers Tricked Meta AI Into Handing Out Access to Major Instagram Accounts

Apparently if you asked the bot just so, it would give you control of someone else's account.

Privacy & Security Kyle Torpey Jun 1

Michael Saylor at Bitcoin Conference Miami in 2021

Price of Bitcoin Drops as Michael Saylor’s Strategy Sells Off Some of Its Stash

For years, Saylor's company has had one strategy: buy bitcoin and don't sell it.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 1

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Says Coinbase’s CEO Is ‘Full of Sh*t’ on Crypto Bill

Dimon and Armstrong sit on opposite camps in the CLARITY Act debate, representing the banking and crypto industries, respectively

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 1

Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users as Legal Pressure Intensifies in Dozens of Countries

Location is becoming a real obstacle, rather than a symbolic one, for users of prediction markets.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 30

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Why Would Someone Publicly Burn $8 Million Worth of Bitcoin? Theories Are Flying

And another question: How do you burn bitcoin?

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 28

Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of DeFi Unsafe’

AI comes for us all.

Privacy & Security Kyle Torpey May 28

Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile

"Rep. Green’s defeat proves that anti-crypto hostility carries real electoral consequences..."

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 27

The Latest Stablecoin Hack Is a Reminder That ‘Digital Dollars’ Can Still Break

Another stable coin attack reignites the debate over crypto centralization.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 26

‘Lost the Plot’: Mark Cuban Reveals Why He Sold Most of His Bitcoin

Mark Cuban is losing faith in the flagship cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 22

SpaceX Holds More Bitcoin Than Previously Thought

To the Moon.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 21

A Visual Representation Of The Digital Cryptocurrency

Trump-Linked Crypto Company Notes ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Survive Another 12 Months

AI Financial is a publicly traded company heavily invested in Trump-related crypto.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 19

Oil Tankers And Gas Tankers Were Affected By The Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz, Leading To A Global Energy Crisis Stemming From The War In The Middle East.(aerial View)

Iran Doubles Down on Bitcoin for Ships Passing Through the Straight of Hormuz

Collecting bitcoin for safe passage while also collecting bitcoin for insurance in case the safe passage doesn't work out.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 18

‘Smoke Weed and Earn Bitcoin’ With This Vape Pen in Our Increasingly Dystopian Nightmare

Should we really be adding gamification features to getting high?

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 17

An abstract illustration representing programming.

‘Unstoppable’ Crypto Exchange Halts Trading After $10 Million Theft

THORChain has claimed end user funds were not affected by this incident.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 17

An image of a gold bitcoin coin in a traditional wallet.

Man Says He Used AI to Unlock Old Bitcoin Wallet Worth $400K

The pseudonymous user said he was stoned when he changed the password in 2015.

Artificial Intelligence Kyle Torpey May 15

Wall Street’s Stablecoin Darling Raises $222 Million to Starve Ethereum

Ethereum's relevance continues to dwindle as crypto aligns with institutions.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 11

El Salvador’s Bitcoin-Loving President Has Allegedly Frozen Assets of Local News Outlet

The ideas underpinning Bitcoin are sort of the opposite of this.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 10

DeFi Visa Card Takes Our Casino Economy to the Next Level With ‘Buy Now, Pay Maybe’ Scheme

It's just innovation upon innovation.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 8

A photo of a screen showing betting on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Campaign Staffers Say They’re Using Non-Public Poll Data to Profit on Prediction Markets

Casino country.

Commerce Kyle Torpey May 8

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Company Posts $12.5 Billion Loss, Boasts That People Are Still Giving It Money

The company, Strategy, is effectively a levered play on bitcoin.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 6

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Hackers Tricked Meta AI Into Handing Out Access to Major Instagram Accounts

Price of Bitcoin Drops as Michael Saylor’s Strategy Sells Off Some of Its Stash

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Says Coinbase’s CEO Is ‘Full of Sh*t’ on Crypto Bill

Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users as Legal Pressure Intensifies in Dozens of Countries

Why Would Someone Publicly Burn $8 Million Worth of Bitcoin? Theories Are Flying

Crypto Security Pioneer: ‘I Now Consider All of DeFi Unsafe’

Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile

The Latest Stablecoin Hack Is a Reminder That ‘Digital Dollars’ Can Still Break

‘Lost the Plot’: Mark Cuban Reveals Why He Sold Most of His Bitcoin

SpaceX Holds More Bitcoin Than Previously Thought

Trump-Linked Crypto Company Notes ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Survive Another 12 Months

Iran Doubles Down on Bitcoin for Ships Passing Through the Straight of Hormuz

‘Smoke Weed and Earn Bitcoin’ With This Vape Pen in Our Increasingly Dystopian Nightmare

‘Unstoppable’ Crypto Exchange Halts Trading After $10 Million Theft

Man Says He Used AI to Unlock Old Bitcoin Wallet Worth $400K

Wall Street’s Stablecoin Darling Raises $222 Million to Starve Ethereum

El Salvador’s Bitcoin-Loving President Has Allegedly Frozen Assets of Local News Outlet

DeFi Visa Card Takes Our Casino Economy to the Next Level With ‘Buy Now, Pay Maybe’ Scheme

Campaign Staffers Say They’re Using Non-Public Poll Data to Profit on Prediction Markets

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Treasury Company Posts $12.5 Billion Loss, Boasts That People Are Still Giving It Money

Simon Says… Buy This OpenAI Mechanical Keyboard Thingy

Taiwanese Authorities Reportedly Raid Supermicro in Move That Could Signal Big Change For AI Chip Exporters

Democrats Want to Do Their Own Project 2025. First Up: Kicking Kids Offline

Why Is a San Diego Charter School Spending $500,000 on Two Humanoid Robots?

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‘Iron Lung’ Director Markiplier on How His Place in Hollywood Has Evolved

Wait, How Much Could ‘Supergirl’ Lose?

The World Cup Is Quietly Making a Case for Smart Glasses in Sports

The Ozone Hole’s Earliest Cause Wasn’t CFCs After All

Anthropic Puts the Squeeze on Snitch Amazon CEO

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