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Kyle Torpey

Kyle Torpey

Kyle Torpey has been researching and writing about Bitcoin full time since January 2014. His work has appeared in Business Insider, VICE Motherboard, Nasdaq, and many other media outlets.

Stories By Kyle Torpey

Bitrefill’s John Carvalho on the Key Problem Facing Bitcoin’s Competitors

Bitrefill’s John Carvalho on the Key Problem Facing Bitcoin’s Competitors

Over the weekend, Bitrefill CCO John Carvalho was featured on multiple panels at the Understanding Bitcoin conference in...

by Kyle Torpey
Blockstream CEO Adam Back Still Thinks Bitcoin Sidechains Will Win Out Over Altcoins

Blockstream CEO Adam Back Still Thinks Bitcoin Sidechains Will Win Out Over Altcoins

When sidechains were originally announced as a concept back in 2014, the technology was generally viewed as a potential...

by Kyle Torpey
Monero’s Spagni Suspects Bitcoin Got To Where It Is Today Due To Its Lack Of Privacy

Monero’s Spagni Suspects Bitcoin Got To Where It Is Today Due To Its Lack Of Privacy

Monero Talk host Douglas Tuman asked Spagni about his thoughts regarding the greater cryptocurrency user base’s acceptan...

by Kyle Torpey
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Reflects On His Role In The Bitcoin Community During AMA

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Reflects On His Role In The Bitcoin Community During AMA

In a recent AMA posted to the company’s YouTube account, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong discussed this negative view that...

by Kyle Torpey
Lightning Network’s First Use Case May Be Making The Bitcoin Market More Efficient

Lightning Network’s First Use Case May Be Making The Bitcoin Market More Efficient

For Jack Mallers, who created the Zap bitcoin wallet, the Lightning Network also has a role in making the bitcoin market...

by Kyle Torpey
Bitcoin Advocacy Group Coin Center: Privacy Improvements are Next Regulatory Battleground

Bitcoin Advocacy Group Coin Center: Privacy Improvements are Next Regulatory Battleground

If you’re unaware of Coin Center, they’re basically the Night’s Watch for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies — or at lea...

by Kyle Torpey
MIT Panel: It’s Unlikely We Can Predict Lightning Network’s Killer Bitcoin App

MIT Panel: It’s Unlikely We Can Predict Lightning Network’s Killer Bitcoin App

Whenever a new technology appears, there is always this instant hunt for the killer app that will take the innovation to...

by Kyle Torpey
RAND Report: Bitcoin Not Useful For Terrorists, But That Could Change

RAND Report: Bitcoin Not Useful For Terrorists, But That Could Change

In a new report (PDF), the RAND Corporation explores the usefulness of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for various te...

by Kyle Torpey
Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Count Just Hit Heights Not Seen Since January 2018 — Here’s Why

Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Count Just Hit Heights Not Seen Since January 2018 — Here’s Why

Bitcoin may still be in a bear market, but the number of daily Bitcoin network transactions has skyrocketed over the pas...

by Kyle Torpey
Bitcoin Still Accounts For 90% Of ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees’s Crypto Holdings

Bitcoin Still Accounts For 90% Of ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees’s Crypto Holdings

Although he was one of the earliest advocates of Bitcoin, ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has slowly become a somewhat cont...

by Kyle Torpey