{
  "id": 6783938,
  "title": "Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/disembodied-fruit-fly-brain-joins-the-crypto-speculation-swarm-6783938",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T16:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/11/disembodied-fruit-fly-brain-joins-the-crypto-speculation-swarm/5295914"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The fruit fly's brain is buzzing on the crypto trading scene. In March, The Register shared how a simulated brain connected to a virtual body explored a digital world. Now, a simulated fly's nervous system is trading cryptocurrencies. Meet Stonkfly, the brainy creation of Coinbase software engineer Alex Wormuth. He boasted on X: \"I gave the fly brain $100 to trade bitcoin.\" Dopamine neurons boost when Stonkfly profits, guiding buy/sell decisions through neuron activity. Will the fly strike it rich? Doubtful. Even with $100, the outcome is uncertain.",
  "summary": "Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/disembodied-fruit-fly-brain-joins-the-crypto-speculation-swarm",
        "published": "2026-09-11T16:03:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}