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

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 together decentralized blockchain and AI technology have the potential to make widespread positive change.

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Last Active Jul 24, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

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.

3 months 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.

3 months 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.

3 months 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.

3 months 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.

3 months 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.

3 months ago

User mutes crypto noise on X as Bitcoin liquidity faces new pressure from rising US Treasury yields

Adoption Bearish

X users are muting crypto just as Bitcoin tries to pull retail attention back

X’s snooze data shows crypto’s biggest social channel may be losing casual users just as Bitcoin returns to market focus.

3 months ago

Rising US Treasury yields pressure Bitcoin liquidity, ETF flows, risk appetite, and leverage as bond markets take control

Macro

US Treasury yields spike to highest levels in a year adding new problem for Bitcoin liquidity

Bitcoin’s next move now runs through Treasury yields, oil pressure, and Fed liquidity as markets test whether risk demand can hold near resistance.

3 months ago

Adoption

Israel and Pakistan show crypto’s next growth phase is likely to be outside the US

New moves in Israel and Pakistan test whether crypto can move beyond exposure and into local money, banking, and payments.

3 months ago

Bitcoin rises beside an oil pump as BTC price decouples from war fears before US markets open

Mining

AI stock concentration flashes dot-com warning as Bitcoin miners’ pivot faces test

AI exposure has become a balance-sheet test for miners that sold investors on HPC growth before Bitcoin gets any relief.

3 months ago

Bitcoin miners face falling AI hardware as S&P 500 stock concentration reaches dot-com bubble levels

Market

Bitcoin is surging when oil goes up but only when the US stock market is closed

Bitcoin rose with crude oil while US equities were closed, then reversed as the S&P 500 fell, leaving flows, oil, and Fed risk in conflict.

3 months ago

Legislation

CLARITY Act stablecoin fight shifts from yield to who captures digital-dollar economics

Washington’s stablecoin rules are turning a yield fight into a broader contest over payments, reserves, wallets, and bank rails.

3 months ago

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

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

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

X users are muting crypto just as Bitcoin tries to pull retail attention back

US Treasury yields spike to highest levels in a year adding new problem for Bitcoin liquidity

Israel and Pakistan show crypto’s next growth phase is likely to be outside the US

AI stock concentration flashes dot-com warning as Bitcoin miners’ pivot faces test

Bitcoin is surging when oil goes up but only when the US stock market is closed

CLARITY Act stablecoin fight shifts from yield to who captures digital-dollar economics

Liam's Top Stories

One crypto wallet tied to a 20-year-old fraudster processed over $122M before Interpol closed in

Bitcoin’s $60K rebound just collapsed as $427M in long liquidations followed sticky inflation data

US government sends $288M to Coinbase putting Bitcoin reserve rules into question