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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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Since Mar 2022

Last Active Apr 24, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Censorship

Aave confirms TRM Labs API blocked “dusted” Ethereum wallets – access restored

Users regain access to Aave's front end after compliance API flagged Tornado Cash-dusted wallets.

4 years ago

DAOs

Tornado Cash DAO shuts down as it “can’t fight the US” and keep contributors safe

According to a member of the Tornado Cash team, the DAO has been shut down as it "can't fight the US" and contributors are scared of being prosecuted

4 years ago

Censorship

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

Decentralization may be under attack as Aave, Uniswap, Balancer and more reportedly ban wallets which have interacted with Tornado Cash. A centralized dataset created by TRM Labs appears to be responsible for the accounts being banned.

4 years ago

How to improve the user experience of DeFi to break away from the traditional banking system

Speaking to Red from Harvest, CryptoSlate's Akiba explores the UX improvements that need to be put into place to allow mass adoption of DeFi.

4 years ago

Research

Ethereum leads the charge against Bitcoin, rising 61% since June — Flippening price target at $3,750

Ethereum is up 61% against Bitcoin since lows of $877 in June. Could the flippening be on the cards with a $3,750 price target

4 years ago

The biggest UX challenges for web3 and creating an “atomic” experience with crypto wallets

Brian Norton of MEW (MyEtherWallet) speaks to CryptoSlate's Akiba about the need to improve the user experience of web3 in order to create mass adoption.

4 years ago

Technology

Alameda-owned RenVM confirms it’s ‘impossible to launder any assets’ through Ren Bridge, debunking claims of $540M in money laundered

Elliptic Connect, a blockchain data analytics firm, claimed that Alameda Research-owned RenVM allowed $540M to be laundered through its cross-chain bridge.

4 years ago

How to practice better “digital hygiene” to keep your wallet secure when interacting with web3

CryptoSlate's Akiba speaks to Lukas Schor, co-founder of Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe), at EthCC[5] about the future of web3. The interview covers digital hygiene, the web3 user experience, the road to mass adoption, the power of multi-sig wallets, pre-paid gas fees, signing messages, and more.

4 years ago

Hacks

Curve Finance DNS exploit resolved – how to check if it is safe to use

The front end exploit of Curve Finance has been resolved but not all DNS records have yet been propagated so caution is advised

4 years ago

The future of social media and protecting user data in web3 w/ Lens Protocol and the Aave companies

CryptoSlate's Akiba speaks to the Head of Growth for the Aave companies, Christina Beltramini, about the future of social media in web3, the reasons why it is needed, and how users can protect their data by migrating to web3 social.

4 years ago

Ethereum wallet buys $400K worth of tokens 24-hours before their Coinbase listing

Regulation

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says ‘the more regulation there is for crypto, the better it is for Coinbase’

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on an Aug. 9 earnings call that the company is keen to see "common sense frameworks for regulation" next year within the United States.

4 years ago

Hacks

Curve Finance front end UI compromised following DNS hack – users advised to exercise caution

Over $500k has been stolen from Curve finance as the front end is compromised through an attack taking control of its nameserver.

4 years ago

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Aave confirms TRM Labs API blocked “dusted” Ethereum wallets – access restored

Tornado Cash DAO shuts down as it “can’t fight the US” and keep contributors safe

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

How to improve the user experience of DeFi to break away from the traditional banking system

Ethereum leads the charge against Bitcoin, rising 61% since June — Flippening price target at $3,750

The biggest UX challenges for web3 and creating an “atomic” experience with crypto wallets

Alameda-owned RenVM confirms it’s ‘impossible to launder any assets’ through Ren Bridge, debunking claims of $540M in money laundered

How to practice better “digital hygiene” to keep your wallet secure when interacting with web3

Curve Finance DNS exploit resolved – how to check if it is safe to use

The future of social media and protecting user data in web3 w/ Lens Protocol and the Aave companies

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says ‘the more regulation there is for crypto, the better it is for Coinbase’

Curve Finance front end UI compromised following DNS hack – users advised to exercise caution

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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