Kyle Torpey

Kyle has covered Bitcoin and crypto for more than a decade. His work has been featured in Bloomberg, Wired, Fortune, Forbes, and many other media outlets. He can be followed on X at @kyletorpey.

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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SpaceX Holds More Bitcoin Than Previously Thought

To the Moon.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 21

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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

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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

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‘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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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

Casino country.

Commerce Kyle Torpey May 8

Michael Saylor at Bitcoin Conference Miami in 2021

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

Coinbase to Lay Off 14% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption and Crypto Volatility

The crypto exchange has joined the bull market for blaming cuts on AI.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 5

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North Korea Provides Rare Response to Longstanding Crypto Crime Accusations

The government did not admit to doing all the crimes.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 5

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Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Accuses ‘Victimized’ Crypto Billionaire of Defamation

Justin Sun was once one of the biggest supporters of Trump's crypto agenda.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 4

President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Poll Finds 62% of Americans Don’t Trust Trump on Crypto

Despite his campaign's emphasis on crypto, one of Trump's signature pledges remains unfulfilled.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Torpey May 4

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