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Editor-in-Chief CryptoSlate

Also known as "Akiba," Liam Wright is the Editor-in-Chief at CryptoSlate and host of the SlateCast. He believes that decentralized technology has the potential…

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Trading

Crypto short liquidation cross $750M in 4 hours as Bitcoin reclaims $20k

Short liquidations hit a 3-month high as Bitcoin wipes out $356M in less than four hours

3 years ago

Staking

Total staked Ethereum surpasses 14 million in Q3 amid 64% decline in price

Ethereum staking appears to be entirely detached from the price of ETH as the TVL surpasses $19B once more

3 years ago

Mining

Nic Carter ‘disappointed’ by lack of original research in White House report on Bitcoin mining

The WhatBitcoinDid podcast spoke to Nic Carter to discuss the major issues within the latest White House report on Bitcoin mining.

3 years ago

Legal

Bithumb owner to receive 8-year jail term for $70M fraud – local media

Lee Jung-hoon apologises for "making it difficult for employees and causing social pressure" as prosecution requests 8-year sentence

3 years ago

Adoption

Financial web3 project userbases decline; blockchain gaming has 5x user retention versus web2

According to on-chain data compiled by Cluster the majority of web3 projects saw a decline in YoY user growth. Yet - web3 gaming records better user retention than the average web2 games

4 years ago

Hacks

On-chain data reveals Binance US, Bittrex also targeted by API attack used on FTX

A new attack vector led by low spot volume on crypto exchanges has been identified by X-explore and WuBlockchain

4 years ago

Scams

Mango Markets hacker rugpulls Mango Inu after warning investors would “definitely lose all your money”

Avraham Eisenberg has admitted to rug pulling Mango Inu but claims it was all done legally.

4 years ago

Regulation

Wintermute CEO argues Crypto Twitter “doesn’t matter” as much as “US regulators, politicians” in response to SBF discourse

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is in the middle of a heated debate on crypto regulation. Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy added his comments on Sunday on the state of affairs

4 years ago

Research

Research: How Bitcoin and Ethereum compare to Global Currencies so far in 2022

Cryptocurrencies see reduced volatility as major global fiat currencies show signs of weakness

4 years ago

Web3

Algorand CTO responds to criticisms of centralization and permissioned nature of blockchain

John Woods, CTO of Algorand has accepted "It's vital to be able to consider and accept critical views!" while denying that the chain is either centralized or permissioned

4 years ago

Technology

Aptos engineer – first 24 hours blockchain performance indicates chain “isn’t even breaking a sweat”

Founding Engineer of Aptos, Josh Lind, has presented a full breakdown of network highlights for the launch of the Aptos Blockchain stating "We’re excited for more users to take advantage of Aptos"

4 years ago

Opinion

Op-ed: How revolutionary new Circle update allows cross-chain swaps and NFTs without bridged assets

USDC may be centralized but its new composability opens up a world of possibilities across crypto and may be a fair trade off for an interoperable web3

4 years ago

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Liam 'Akiba' Wright Liam 'Akiba' Wright has published within the past 30 days.

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Crypto short liquidation cross $750M in 4 hours as Bitcoin reclaims $20k

Total staked Ethereum surpasses 14 million in Q3 amid 64% decline in price

Nic Carter ‘disappointed’ by lack of original research in White House report on Bitcoin mining

Bithumb owner to receive 8-year jail term for $70M fraud – local media

Financial web3 project userbases decline; blockchain gaming has 5x user retention versus web2

On-chain data reveals Binance US, Bittrex also targeted by API attack used on FTX

Mango Markets hacker rugpulls Mango Inu after warning investors would “definitely lose all your money”

Wintermute CEO argues Crypto Twitter “doesn’t matter” as much as “US regulators, politicians” in response to SBF discourse

Research: How Bitcoin and Ethereum compare to Global Currencies so far in 2022

Algorand CTO responds to criticisms of centralization and permissioned nature of blockchain

Aptos engineer – first 24 hours blockchain performance indicates chain “isn’t even breaking a sweat”

Op-ed: How revolutionary new Circle update allows cross-chain swaps and NFTs without bridged assets

A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it

Bitcoin faces critical weekend test as Iran closes Strait after immediately disputing the US narrative on Hormuz deal

The Fed treads on XRP’s core payments use case with new FedNow banking system upgrade

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