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Ryan S. Gladwin

Ryan S. Gladwin

Ryan S. Gladwin is a staff writer based in the UK. He has previously been published in The Verge, Fortune, and CoinDesk. Disclosure: He holds BTC, ETH, and LINK.

Stories by Ryan S. Gladwin

  • Aptos. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Aptos Advisor Leaves Post, Moves Meme-Fueled Campaign to Meta Stock

    Pseudonymous social media memer turned crypto advisor BuzzlamicJihad has left his position at Aptos, claiming the partnership had run its course. The former Aptos advisor has turned his attention to the META stock as he ramps up his trademark meme campaign for the company. BuzzlamicJihad, who is called Buzz by his friends and family, rose to prominence in early 2025, when his unofficial "community takeover” of crypto project Aptos helped pump the token's value. It was the result of months of fos...

    NewsCoins
    5 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • A McDonald's meal with fries, McRibs and soda.

    McDonald's McRib Doesn't Actually Boost Bitcoin's Price, Sorry Everyone

    The McDonald's McRib has become a crypto meme in recent years, due to many traders believing that its reintroduction to the menu precedes a boost in Bitcoin's price. And, with the tangy pork sandwich back in certain states across the U.S., crypto traders are getting excited. But experts have taken the McRib theory off the menu, saying that those parroting the theory are forgetting all of the times that the McRib hasn't coincided with a Bitcoin price increase. The McRib is back on 10/27. BTC his...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Bitcoin mining. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Why This Team of Ninjas Is Tripling Down on Mining Bitcoin

    Ninjas in Pyjamas Group, the company behind the legendary esports team, has acquired a third batch of Bitcoin miners in exchange for over 247 million Class A ordinary shares.  Hicham Chahine, the founder and CEO of NIP Group, told Decrypt that he wants to bet on Bitcoin mining while the market is "cooling," rather than when it's hot and competition is higher. He added that the facilities could be used for artificial intelligence in the future. "Now that this tranche is closed, we're at roughly 1...

    NewsGaming
    3 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Brazil. Image: Unsplash

    Why Prediction Markets Got the Brazilian Election So Wrong

    Prediction markets got the results of Brazil's presidential election wildly wrong, with Polymarket putting Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's chances at just 20% before election day, when he ultimately won out.  Experts say the whiff is the result of Brazil banning prediction markets in the country and a wave of retail investors diluting the expertise of the money on the line. Myriad: Who will win the midterms? Click to make your prediction. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly referred to as Lula, beat...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Samsung Smart TV. Image: Samsung/Decrypt

    'Privacy Horror’: Researcher Uncovers Extent of Samsung Smart TV User Tracking

    A researcher found that their Samsung smart TV was tracking them through several functionalities, including an "always on” microphone—and experts warn that similar tools could exist on other "everyday devices." X user log4j claims to have reverse engineered his Samsung smart TV's firmware and discovered what they call a "privacy horror." One file called 'security-policy.xml’ featured functions including an always-on microphone, automatic content recognition, geo-positioning, network mapping, a t...

    NewsTechnology
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Image: Phil Hearing/Unsplash/Decrypt

    Game Publishers Have Pushed to Cut Discs Since 2007, Infinity Ward Veteran Says

    Video game publishers have attempted to stop physical disc production and go fully digital for almost two decades, a former Infinity Ward employee told Decrypt. Ultimately, he said, the movement was an attempt by publishers to maximize profits and fight back against the resale market. Robert Bowling, former Infinity Ward creative strategist for the Call of Duty franchise from 2006 to 2012, told Decrypt that he first heard conversations about cutting discs as far back as 2007—during the productio...

    NewsGaming
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Bhutan and Bitcoin. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Bitcoin in 'Wait and See Mode'—And That Might Be a Good Thing

    Bitcoin hasn't budged more than 6% over the past month, per Decrypt data, and is currently sitting at around $81,735, down 1.2% on the day. One expert says the leading cryptocurrency is in "wait and see mode," and claims that might be a good thing. The crypto market as a whole has been quiet lately. Every top five cryptocurrency has failed to move more than 2% over the past week. And the Crypto Fear and Greed Index is at a neutral score of 47. It's all quite… boring. But market analysts say tha...

    NewsMarkets
    5 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Grand Theft Auto VI. Image: Rockstar Games/Decrypt

    GTA 6 Trailer Features 'Dacity' Meme Coin—Here's What Traders Think It'll Do

    The recent Grand Theft Auto 6 launch trailer briefly mentioned a "Dacity Coin," and crypto traders are speculating on how involved the apparent meme coin will be in-game. Some believe it'll feature in a few side missions, while others believe it'll be a fully tradeable in-game asset. In response, crypto degens have created an unofficial Solana meme coin of the same name and pumped it to a peak market capitalization of $15 million. Traders say they are essentially gambling on the prominence of Da...

    NewsGaming
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin

  • 'Mentality Issue': PlayStation Founder Waves Away Disc Ownership Anger

    PlayStation founder Ken Kutaragi has pushed back against fans' anger over Sony's plan to discontinue physical game discs, calling it a "mentality issue." One game industry veteran claims that cutting discs is "only" ever pushed by publishers as they seek better profit margins. It comes amid a storm of controversy surrounding Sony's decision to stop disc production in 2028. Former PlayStation exec Shawn Layden called it a "heavily spreadsheeted decision" and said it damaged the company's reputati...

    NewsGaming
    3 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Judge's gavel. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    ‘Terrifying Precedent’: Dutch Hand US Data From Seized Anti-Fascist Server

    A Dutch-based server belonging to an anti-fascist political group was seized by police in Amsterdam last week. It followed a request from U.S. authorities, the NL Times reported Saturday, after the Trump administration designated the group as a "global terrorist" organization. The seized server belonged to Italian internet service provider Autistici/Inventati (A/I), an anti-capitalist and anti-fascist group which offered free email and web-hosting services for organizations and activists. Police...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Grand Theft Auto VI. Image: Rockstar Games/Decrypt

    GTA 6 Trailer Features Meme Coin—And Solana Copycat Soars 2,900%

    Two seconds of the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer was all it took for a Solana meme coin to fly, making some traders pretty rich. Dacity Coin was seen plastered along the side of a plane in the GTA 6 launch trailer released on Thursday, with a man setting off a neon pink flare on the wing. This prompted a real meme coin of the same name to skyrocket 2,900% from a $104,000 market capitalization to $3.18 million, in the hour following the trailer's release. Interestingly, the token had been created f...

    NewsGaming
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Ethereum, Altcoins See 'Outsized Drawdowns' Due to Macro Pressures

    Altcoins have taken a hit over the past 24 hours, with major tokens seeing "outsized drawdowns" compared to Bitcoin. Experts say that this has largely been prompted by macro pressures pushing prices down. With the market cap of all cryptocurrencies dropping by 2.5% to $2.8 trillion, Ethereum dropped by 5.5% to a $289 billion market cap over the past 24 hours, XRP fell by 5.1% to $82.4 billion, and Solana slipped by 3.8% to $60.6 billion. Meanwhile, industry leader Bitcoin has slipped by 3.1% on...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Zcash. Image: Shutterstock

    Zcash Tanks Double Digits After 'Meteoric Rise' Sees Leverage Build Up

    Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has fallen 11% over the past 24 hours to a market capitalization of $18.5 billion, per Decrypt data, making it one of the biggest losers of the day. One expert says this drop in valuation comes after its price has soared in recent months, which has led to a build up in leverage and amplified losses. Others say that growing concerns that AI can break cryptography faster than quantum computers are causing the privacy token to take bigger losses. Luke Nolan, se...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Floyd Mayweather (left), Sahil Arora (right). Image: Sahil Arora/Decrypt

    Notorious Crypto Celeb Meme Coin Promoter Plots Second Wave on New Launchpad

    Sahil Arora, the notorious promoter behind a string of 2024 celebrity meme coins, just launched a new one, with Floyd Mayweather’s social media accounts briefly promoting it. Arora told Decrypt it’s the start of a comeback: he wants to revive the celebrity coin craze on Solana trading platform Fomo, the same trick that made his name on Pump.fun. Arora made his name through a series of celebrity-linked meme coin launches on Pump.fun in 2024. It started with former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner, who wen...

    NewsCoins
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Grand Theft Auto VI. Image: Rockstar Games/Decrypt

    AI Powered PlayStation Crack Could Let You Play GTA 6 on PC at Launch

    Vibe coders are porting PlayStation 5 applications to Windows and Linux, leaving some users optimistic that the project will unlock better performance for PS5 games, and could even work for GTA 6 at launch. AnyPS5 is an open-source, AI-powered project on GitHub that converts PS5 game executables into programs that run natively on PC, swapping Sony’s system libraries for its own version rather than emulating the console. A community-run tracker lists more than 180 PS5 titles that have been tried...

    NewsGaming
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin

  • ‘Leave’: Crypto Backlash Over French Proposal to Report Wallets Over $112K

    Lawmakers in France have advanced a proposal that will require crypto holders to report holdings equal to or above €100,000 ($112,000). Otherwise, individuals will face fines up to €10,000 ($11,000). Some crypto holders are in an uproar over the potential new rule, claiming that it threatens personal security. It comes after several high-profile, in-person crypto robberies have taken place in France. "This is a terrible idea as corrupt employees in the French tax authority have has already shown...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Bitcoin. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Bitcoin Bleeds in Uptober—How Low Can It Go? Experts Weigh In

    Bitcoin has been in the red since October started, a month historically green for the leading cryptocurrency—often referred to as "Uptober." Experts warn not to treat October as a reliable bottom for Bitcoin, and predict there could be more bleeding ahead. Per CoinGecko data, Bitcoin hit lows of $80,427 in the past week, and is currently trading at just under $83,000, down 4.1% over the past seven days. On Myriad, a prediction market owned by Decrypt's parent company Dastan, users put a 79% chan...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Will AI Break Crypto Encryption? Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs In on 'Bunker Mode' Shift

    Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says it is "plausible" for artificial intelligence to break encryption within the next two years. As a result, he believes the industry needs to protect itself from AI-vulnerable cryptography, as well as quantum-vulnerable cryptography. It comes just a day after Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake called on the industry to plan for "bunker mode" by moving funds to addresses whose public keys haven't been exposed. Drake said that it's now reasonable to...

    NewsTechnology
    3 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Call of Duty in Minecraft. Credit: @DramaAlert

    AI Video Game Mod Mashups Are Taking Off—Here Are the Wackiest Examples

    Social media has exploded with wacky video game mods that combine titles the public never thought they'd see together. People are driving Mario Kart vehicles in Call of Duty Zombies, fighting Elden Ring bosses with Minecraft characters, and even swinging around Batman's Gotham City as Spider-Man. This is all possible thanks to gamers using Claude AI agents to vibe code the mods from the ground up. Merging games uses a "passthrough mod," according to a popular GitHub guide, which runs the two gam...

    NewsGaming
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Sony PlayStation 5. Image: Triyansh Gill on Unsplash/Decrypt

    Former PlayStation Exec Slams Sony's Move to Kill Discs: 'What Are You Buying?'

    Shawn Layden, a former PlayStation executive, has questioned Sony's plan to stop producing physical discs for its game consoles as of 2028. The gaming vet called it a "heavily spreadsheeted decision" and said the move has damaged the company's reputation. Gamers have slammed Sony's decision to kill discs since the July announcement, with a physical gaming advocacy group calling for an organized boycott and a "Don't Kill the Disc" petition gaining over 385,000 signatures. Still, Sony appears unsh...

    NewsGaming
    3 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
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