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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 to make widespread positive change.

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Total Articles 2,207

Since Mar 2022

Last Active May 13, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

TradFi Bullish

Why the current AI mania is not a bubble – and that’s great for Bitcoin

AI cash flows make this market harder to dismiss as another bubble, and Bitcoin may ride that resilience.

6 days ago

Bitcoin suspended between a dark market abyss and a sunlit mountain peak, symbolizing the transition from bear market lows toward a potential new all-time high above $126,000

Bear Market Bullish

If the bear market bottom is in, when will Bitcoin price reach a new all-time high above $126k?

Bitcoin’s path back to record highs now depends on whether ETF demand can absorb overhead supply while key support zones hold.

7 days ago

Animated DeFi platforms on a stage showing security risks, scams, and safe protocol protection as investors evaluate where to deposit crypto in 2026

DeFi Neutral

How do you choose a safe DeFi platform before you deposit in 2026?

Audits, TVL, and yield still miss key DeFi risks in 2026, forcing users to ask what can break before they deposit funds.

1 week ago

Bitcoin balancing on a tightrope above geopolitical chaos and volatile markets as traders watch for a potential move toward $100,000

Analysis Bullish

Can Bitcoin break $100,000 this week – or will geopolitics cause another weekend reset?

Bitcoin’s rebound has reopened the macro hedge debate, but the low-$80,000 range now has to prove whether buyers are building support.

1 week ago

Coinbase hot air balloon dropping payroll and office cost bags during a market downturn as AI-driven restructuring and layoffs hit the crypto exchange

Culture Bearish

700 people at Coinbase just got fired as CEO blames cost reset on AI and market volatility

Coinbase’s latest workforce cut puts AI productivity, market volatility, and cost discipline at the center of its next public earnings test.

1 week ago

Bitcoin cartoon beside a market slot machine showing oil inflation, rising bond yields, and AI hype as macro pressures weigh on stock markets

Macro Bullish

Bitcoin decouples from S&P 500 as oil, yields, and dollar pressure stocks

BTC’s break from stocks now depends on whether buyers can absorb oil, yield, and dollar pressure at the same time.

1 week ago

Analysis Bearish

Grok’s crypto wallet was just exploited by a tweet sent in morse code without any private key compromise

A Grok-linked wallet, an AI payment bot, and an encoded X post show how public replies can collide with crypto transaction systems.

1 week ago

AI Bullish

Bitcoin’s $80k rebound exposes a new risk channel tied to AI stocks

Bitcoin’s rebound now depends on whether ETF demand can hold as AI-led risk appetite drives the next market test.

1 week ago

Macro Bearish

America’s $31.27 trillion in debt now exceeds GDP – silently reinforces the case for Bitcoin

U.S. public debt now exceeds GDP, giving Bitcoin’s scarcity thesis a fresh fiscal benchmark as markets test liquidity and rates.

2 weeks ago

Mining Bearish

Trump sons’ crypto-linked bets run into mining security and financing conflict overseas – FT

Trump-linked private exposure to Skyline now intersects with a Kazakhstan tungsten deal carrying conditional US agency financing interest.

2 weeks ago

Wallets Bearish

Someone just drained long-forgotten dormant Ethereum wallets, and the cause may trace back years

Hundreds of long-inactive Ethereum wallets were swept into a tagged address while researchers and users still debate whether old keys, weak wallet tooling, or another exposure opened the door.

2 weeks ago

Visa payment terminal sits above stablecoin rails as digital dollars move through mainstream payment plumbing

Payments Bullish

Visa is quietly building stablecoins into mainstream payment plumbing without you knowing

Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot now spans nine blockchains and a $7 billion annualized run rate across payment infrastructure.

2 weeks ago

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

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Why the current AI mania is not a bubble – and that’s great for Bitcoin

If the bear market bottom is in, when will Bitcoin price reach a new all-time high above $126k?

How do you choose a safe DeFi platform before you deposit in 2026?

Can Bitcoin break $100,000 this week – or will geopolitics cause another weekend reset?

700 people at Coinbase just got fired as CEO blames cost reset on AI and market volatility

Bitcoin decouples from S&P 500 as oil, yields, and dollar pressure stocks

Grok’s crypto wallet was just exploited by a tweet sent in morse code without any private key compromise

Bitcoin’s $80k rebound exposes a new risk channel tied to AI stocks

America’s $31.27 trillion in debt now exceeds GDP – silently reinforces the case for Bitcoin

Trump sons’ crypto-linked bets run into mining security and financing conflict overseas – FT

Someone just drained long-forgotten dormant Ethereum wallets, and the cause may trace back years

Visa is quietly building stablecoins into mainstream payment plumbing without you knowing

Liam's Top Stories

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

Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term

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