Kyle Torpey, Author at Gizmodo

Infamous Front-Running Crypto Bot ‘Jaredfromsubway’ Gets Tricked and Drained for $7.5M

Amid the wider chaos of DeFi, someone made a killing from Jaredfromsubway's notorious "sandwich attacks."

Crime Kyle Torpey Jun 22

Federal Regulators Want Stablecoins to Keep Working Without ID Checks

The banks aren't going to like this.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 21

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The Word of God Now Comes With Bitcoin Rewards and an $8.99 Premium Tier

In 2026, even the Bible is gamified.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 20

Key Speakers At Paris Blockchain Week Summit

Former Binance CEO Says Hyperliquid Is ‘Awesome’—Assuming They Have Good Lawyers

CZ knows a thing or two about lax anti-money laundering standards.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 17

Photo of four bitcoin mining rigs in a row.

Bitcoin Miners Are Turning Off Their Rigs and Chasing AI Money

Over the weekend, it became 10% easier to mine bitcoin.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 16

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Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App

Encrypted Spaces provides "verifiable, encrypted, untrusted storage.”

Privacy & Security Kyle Torpey Jun 14

Crypto Platforms Sold Users on SpaceX IPO Access. The Tokenized Stocks Never Arrived

Crypto platforms may not be the best options for getting IPO allocations.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 14

Coinbase Says Let the AI Agents Trade Fartcoin

Why lose money trading Fartcoin when an AI agent could lose it for you?

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 12

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AI Facial Recognition Software Leads to False Arrests, Ruined Lives in Florida

An AI-powered dystopian future seems increasingly inevitable to many these days, but for some, it’s already here.

Privacy & Security Kyle Torpey Jun 12

Crypto Promoters Say Blockchain Is the Future of AI. Researchers Aren’t Buying It

Is crypto really the secret sauce that AI is missing?

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 10

Convicted Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Officially Files for Trump Pardon

We would say stranger things have happened, but Trump pardoning a crypto fraudster isn't very strange in 2026.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 8

President Biden Delivers Remarks At Medal Of Honor Ceremony

Hunter Biden’s New Crypto Obsession May Have a Depressingly Familiar Next Act

“I believe in the meme token," Biden recently told Candace Owens.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 7

Bank Of America 4th Quarter Earnings Miss Wall Street Estimates

Largest US Banks to Launch Tokenization Network to Fight Back Against Crypto, Stablecoin Startups

The traditional banking industry has a long history of consortium blockchain systems that haven’t fared well.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 6

Bitcoin Price Hits Lowest Level Since Before Trump’s 2024 Election Win

As the whole market suffers, Zcash saw a 60% drop in the last two days.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 5

Zcash Bug Could Have Let Attackers Print Cryptocurrency Out of Thin Air

On Wednesday, the Zcash Foundation said there is “no evidence of unauthorized value creation.”

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey Jun 4

Long Island Rep. George Santos has been hounded for lies about his background, but a recent report and alleged texts from Santos claim to show he stole back funds for a sick dog’s cancer treatment. Santos has called it all “lies.”

The George Santos Situation May Be the Most Comical Prediction Market Insider Trading Case Yet

'I guess people lost money.'

Tech Policy Kyle Torpey Jun 3

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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

Kyle Torpey

Infamous Front-Running Crypto Bot ‘Jaredfromsubway’ Gets Tricked and Drained for $7.5M

Federal Regulators Want Stablecoins to Keep Working Without ID Checks

The Word of God Now Comes With Bitcoin Rewards and an $8.99 Premium Tier

Former Binance CEO Says Hyperliquid Is ‘Awesome’—Assuming They Have Good Lawyers

Bitcoin Miners Are Turning Off Their Rigs and Chasing AI Money

Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App

Crypto Platforms Sold Users on SpaceX IPO Access. The Tokenized Stocks Never Arrived

Coinbase Says Let the AI Agents Trade Fartcoin

AI Facial Recognition Software Leads to False Arrests, Ruined Lives in Florida

Crypto Promoters Say Blockchain Is the Future of AI. Researchers Aren’t Buying It

Convicted Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Officially Files for Trump Pardon

Hunter Biden’s New Crypto Obsession May Have a Depressingly Familiar Next Act

Largest US Banks to Launch Tokenization Network to Fight Back Against Crypto, Stablecoin Startups

Bitcoin Price Hits Lowest Level Since Before Trump’s 2024 Election Win

Zcash Bug Could Have Let Attackers Print Cryptocurrency Out of Thin Air

The George Santos Situation May Be the Most Comical Prediction Market Insider Trading Case Yet

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

Maybe ‘VisionQuest’ Really Can Reach What It’s Trying to Grasp

Expert Judgement Can Be Easily Hacked by AI, Anthropic Study Finds

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