Joel Khalili
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Joel Khalili
@joelkhalili.bsky.social
· Mar 26
I Went Undercover in Crypto’s Answer to ‘Squid Game.’ It Nearly Broke Me
I spent 10 days competing in Crypto: The Game, a winner-takes-all contest where hundreds of players try to finesse and backstab their way to claiming a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com
Backstabbing. Sabotage. Mutiny. And a piss-soaked alleyway in central London.
In my latest for @WIRED, I try to finesse my way to winning a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
In my latest for @WIRED, I try to finesse my way to winning a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
The story of the high-stakes race to escape Trump's tariffs, complete with airport logjams, bidding wars for private planes, and one snapped knee ligament:
www.wired.com/story/charte...
www.wired.com/story/charte...
Charter Planes and Bidding Wars: How Bitcoin Miners Raced to Beat Trump’s Tariffs
When US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariff hikes in April, he set in motion a seven-day rush to bring goods into the country. Bitcoin miners elbowed their way to the front of the queue.
www.wired.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The story of the high-stakes race to escape Trump's tariffs, complete with airport logjams, bidding wars for private planes, and one snapped knee ligament:
www.wired.com/story/charte...
www.wired.com/story/charte...
**THREAD**
Yesterday, WIRED launched a shiny new subscription package!
On top of all of our journalism, subscribers now get five premium newsletters, access to AMAs with reporters, and narrated articles.
I cover crypto for WIRED. Here are some of my favourite stories from the past twelve months:
Yesterday, WIRED launched a shiny new subscription package!
On top of all of our journalism, subscribers now get five premium newsletters, access to AMAs with reporters, and narrated articles.
I cover crypto for WIRED. Here are some of my favourite stories from the past twelve months:
July 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
**THREAD**
Yesterday, WIRED launched a shiny new subscription package!
On top of all of our journalism, subscribers now get five premium newsletters, access to AMAs with reporters, and narrated articles.
I cover crypto for WIRED. Here are some of my favourite stories from the past twelve months:
Yesterday, WIRED launched a shiny new subscription package!
On top of all of our journalism, subscribers now get five premium newsletters, access to AMAs with reporters, and narrated articles.
I cover crypto for WIRED. Here are some of my favourite stories from the past twelve months:
Reposted by Joel Khalili
A must-read scene report from the Trump memecoin dinner, including photos of a sad meal, from @joelkhalili.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/a-heli...
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner
On Thursday evening, US president Donald Trump attended a private banquet with two hundred of the largest investors in his personal crypto coin. Here's what happened.
www.wired.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A must-read scene report from the Trump memecoin dinner, including photos of a sad meal, from @joelkhalili.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/a-heli...
Back in February, I woke up one morning to find my phone ablaze with notifications. Immediately, I knew something was wrong.
After rifling through my messages, the situation became clear: a hacker had used my X account to flog a fraudulent WIRED-branded crypto coin.
www.wired.com/story/wired-...
After rifling through my messages, the situation became clear: a hacker had used my X account to flog a fraudulent WIRED-branded crypto coin.
www.wired.com/story/wired-...
My X Account Was Hijacked to Sell a Fake WIRED Memecoin. Then Came the Backlash
Earlier this year, a hacker used my X account to hawk a fraudulent WIRED-branded crypto coin. After they pulled the rug on investors, I faced the aftermath.
www.wired.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Back in February, I woke up one morning to find my phone ablaze with notifications. Immediately, I knew something was wrong.
After rifling through my messages, the situation became clear: a hacker had used my X account to flog a fraudulent WIRED-branded crypto coin.
www.wired.com/story/wired-...
After rifling through my messages, the situation became clear: a hacker had used my X account to flog a fraudulent WIRED-branded crypto coin.
www.wired.com/story/wired-...
Scoop from me: When one of the cofounders of memecoin factory Pump.Fun was only 16 years old, somebody going by the same name and with ties to the same town in England made a handsome profit dumping shitcoins they created
www.wired.com/story/pumpfu...
www.wired.com/story/pumpfu...
He Built Memecoin Factory Pump.Fun. Did He Make a Small Fortune Dumping His Own Shitcoins as a Teen?
Long before Dylan Kerler developed memecoin launchpad Pump.Fun, somebody going by the same name made tens of thousands of dollars “rug-pulling” crypto coins that they created.
www.wired.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Scoop from me: When one of the cofounders of memecoin factory Pump.Fun was only 16 years old, somebody going by the same name and with ties to the same town in England made a handsome profit dumping shitcoins they created
www.wired.com/story/pumpfu...
www.wired.com/story/pumpfu...
Reposted by Joel Khalili
For the new episode of @wired.com's Incognito Mode, I spoke with "Evelyn," who lost $300K to a romance scammer, and walk through how the scam industry works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK-d...
WIRED's @joelkhalili.bsky.social was the first to report on Evelyn's story: www.wired.com/story/love-l...
WIRED's @joelkhalili.bsky.social was the first to report on Evelyn's story: www.wired.com/story/love-l...
How Romance Scams Ruin Victims' Lives | Incognito Mode | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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March 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
For the new episode of @wired.com's Incognito Mode, I spoke with "Evelyn," who lost $300K to a romance scammer, and walk through how the scam industry works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK-d...
WIRED's @joelkhalili.bsky.social was the first to report on Evelyn's story: www.wired.com/story/love-l...
WIRED's @joelkhalili.bsky.social was the first to report on Evelyn's story: www.wired.com/story/love-l...
Backstabbing. Sabotage. Mutiny. And a piss-soaked alleyway in central London.
In my latest for @WIRED, I try to finesse my way to winning a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
In my latest for @WIRED, I try to finesse my way to winning a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
I Went Undercover in Crypto’s Answer to ‘Squid Game.’ It Nearly Broke Me
I spent 10 days competing in Crypto: The Game, a winner-takes-all contest where hundreds of players try to finesse and backstab their way to claiming a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Backstabbing. Sabotage. Mutiny. And a piss-soaked alleyway in central London.
In my latest for @WIRED, I try to finesse my way to winning a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
In my latest for @WIRED, I try to finesse my way to winning a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
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March 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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On January 21, Ledger cofounder David Balland and his wife were forced at gunpoint into separate vehicles outside their home in Méreau, France. After the grisly kidnapping, which cost Balland a finger, crypto figures have turned to bodyguard services, which have fielded a steep influx of requests.
A spate of abductions has sent crypto executives and wealthy investors in search of ways to protect themselves.
After a Violent Kidnapping, Crypto Elites Hire Bodyguards
A spate of abductions has sent crypto executives and wealthy investors in search of ways to protect themselves.
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February 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
On January 21, Ledger cofounder David Balland and his wife were forced at gunpoint into separate vehicles outside their home in Méreau, France. After the grisly kidnapping, which cost Balland a finger, crypto figures have turned to bodyguard services, which have fielded a steep influx of requests.
WARNING: Yesterday, my X account (@JKFruit) was compromised and used to promote an inauthentic WIRED-branded crypto coin. Please disregard any further posts made to that account.
February 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
WARNING: Yesterday, my X account (@JKFruit) was compromised and used to promote an inauthentic WIRED-branded crypto coin. Please disregard any further posts made to that account.
To end the year in suitably ridiculous style, my story on the AI chatbot that parlayed a graphic late '90s internet meme into a $40 million crypto nest egg:
www.wired.com/story/truth-...
www.wired.com/story/truth-...
The Edgelord AI That Seduced Marc Andreessen, Then Turned a Famed Shock Meme Into Cryptomillions
Truth Terminal started as a techno-modernist art project meant to invite discussion about the applications and potential dangers of autonomous AI agents. Then it took on a life of its own.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:09 PM
To end the year in suitably ridiculous style, my story on the AI chatbot that parlayed a graphic late '90s internet meme into a $40 million crypto nest egg:
www.wired.com/story/truth-...
www.wired.com/story/truth-...
I spoke to the father of a kid that made $30,000 in under ten mins on a cryptocoin he'd created.
He didn't believe it at first. But when angry messages started to flood in, he realised his son was telling the truth—if not quite the full story.
www.wired.com/story/memeco...
He didn't believe it at first. But when angry messages started to flood in, he realised his son was telling the truth—if not quite the full story.
www.wired.com/story/memeco...
A Kid Made $50,000 Dumping Crypto He’d Created. Then Came the Backlash
In less than 10 minutes, a US teen made a small fortune selling off a memecoin he’d made on a lark. Traders, feeling swindled, sought revenge.
www.wired.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:59 AM
I spoke to the father of a kid that made $30,000 in under ten mins on a cryptocoin he'd created.
He didn't believe it at first. But when angry messages started to flood in, he realised his son was telling the truth—if not quite the full story.
www.wired.com/story/memeco...
He didn't believe it at first. But when angry messages started to flood in, he realised his son was telling the truth—if not quite the full story.
www.wired.com/story/memeco...
Reposted by Joel Khalili
Trump's shortlist for SEC chair is stacked with pro-crypto potential nominees
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www.wired.com/story/crypto...
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www.wired.com/story/crypto...
The Crypto Industry Is Helping Trump Pick SEC Chair
The president-elect's transition team is consulting with industry leaders as it vets potential replacements for outgoing chair Gary Gensler, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Trump's shortlist for SEC chair is stacked with pro-crypto potential nominees
new w/ @joelkhalili.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
new w/ @joelkhalili.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/crypto...
Me: should probably post something on Bluesky
Also me: scared to post in case new starter pack followers realise they didn’t come here for my low-effort skeets
Also me: scared to post in case new starter pack followers realise they didn’t come here for my low-effort skeets
November 20, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Me: should probably post something on Bluesky
Also me: scared to post in case new starter pack followers realise they didn’t come here for my low-effort skeets
Also me: scared to post in case new starter pack followers realise they didn’t come here for my low-effort skeets