Matt Stieb

Brooklyn, New York

Reporter at New York Magazine

reporter at @nymag’s @intelligencer

Articles

These Legal Agreements Are Trying to Live Forever

2 weeks ago | nymag.com | Matt Stieb

At any given time, there are a lot of people who are upset with Bryan Johnson, the very online guy who wants to live forever. The entrepreneur, philosopher, and "rejuvenation athlete" is in pursuit of the lofty goal of not dying. If he can't do that, he intends to at least slow down his own aging by taking 50-plus pills a day and eating his dinner around noon. At 47, his skin looks pretty good, if a little Draculean from years of abstaining from sunlight.
The New Trump Get-Richer-Quicker Scheme

3 weeks ago | nymag.com | Matt Stieb

The president's eldest sons have taken time out of their busy schedules promoting questionable crypto companies on behalf of their dad to launch a crypto-mining company of their very own. On Monday, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. announced the launch of a firm called American Bitcoin. Coming soon, the Trump sons will be getting into the business of using ridiculous amounts of energy to feed computers so they can do complex math problems and eventually pop out coins.
'Trump Knows a Good Grift When He Sees One'

3 weeks ago | nymag.com | Matt Stieb

With an unelected billionaire taking a wrecking ball to the administrative state and the president's Cabinet giving away national secrets, it can be easy to forget that the president is treating the crypto industry like an open-source ATM. You may remember that Donald Trump launched a novelty cryptocurrency in January - followed by one for the First Lady - making over $100 million off trading fees.
‘Trump Knows a Good Grift When He Sees One’

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matt Stieb

NowBitcoin and crypto prices have dropped back as inflation fears and U.S. president Donald Trump’s tariff threats continue to weigh on the bitcoin price (as well as fresh fears over a new, mystery hack). Front-run Donald Trump, the White House and Wall Street by subscribing now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset …
The Man Who Went to Fake Prison Also Went to Real Jail

4 weeks ago | nymag.com | Matt Stieb

Last October, William Banks posted on Instagram that he was looking for a subletter: $1,025 a month for eight months in a prewar building in Crown Heights with three roommates. It's the kind of message that many New Yorkers put out, hoping to cover their rent during an arts residency or a luxurious season of travel. His trip would not be so glamorous. "I'm leaving New York for a little while because unfortunately I have to go to jail in Connecticut," Banks told everyone.
When Will the Declassified JFK Files Be Released Publicly?

1 month ago | rsn.org | Matt Stieb

ALSO SEE: JFK Assassination Files Released, Sending History Buffs Hunting for New Clues Donald Trump has delivered on one of his campaign pledges for the conspiratorial-minded, signing an executive order on January 23 to release the remaining classified files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. “The continued redaction and withholding of information from records pertaining to the assassination of President John F.
The Crypto Summit Was Just a Trump-Thanking Contest

1 month ago | nymag.com | Matt Stieb

Cryptocurrency investors spent the week waiting for the high-profile "summit" between President Donald Trump and the top suits in decentralized finance. The meeting was supposed to provide some clarity on how the administration would make America more crypto-friendly - rather than just another proclamation from the new president that everything in token world would be made great again in his second term.
The Crypto Summit Was Just a Trump-Thanking Contest

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Matt Stieb

NowTrump Signs PSLF Executive Order President Donald Trump signed a new executive order to reshape the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, known as PSLF, by excluding certain borrowers. The order, signed March 7, directs the Department of Education to bar federal student loan relief for …
Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Hangs Out With Diddy Every Day

1 month ago | nymag.com | Matt Stieb

In the days following FTX's dramatic exposure as a billion-dollar fraud in 2021, the cryptocurrency exchange's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, considered a pivot away from the Democratic Party, to which he gave so much money. During his trial, prosecutors revealed a note in which Bankman-Fried reminded himself to "go on Tucker Carlsen [ sic], come out as a republican."In his PR disaster for the ages, the linkup with Tucker Carlson never happened.
Raygun's Brother Charged in Crypto Fraud Down Under

1 month ago | nymag.com | Matt Stieb

It's got to be strange when your sibling becomes an online sensation, like when Australian academic Rachael Gunn (a.k.a. Raygun) rocketed to fame during the Olympics last summer for her less-than-stellar performance in breakdancing - a viral event that was compounded by the allegation that she rigged the system to get on the Aussie national team ahead of some more qualified candidates. Raygun may now know how it feels to be on the other side of that dynamic.