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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Since Mar 2022

Last Active Jul 25, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Bitcoin coin resting in a cracked city street at sunrise, reflecting a drop to $65,000 followed by early signs of recovery in the new trading week

Price Watch Bearish

Bitcoin price now has one level now that decides whether a bigger rally is still alive

Bitcoin has started to recover, but losing one key support again could quickly put the downside back in control.

4 months ago

Analysis Bearish

Bitcoin holders are losing control of short-term BTC price moves

Bitcoin’s price is increasingly being shaped by ETF flows and derivatives, changing what short-term BTC moves really mean.

4 months ago

Trader reviews Bitcoin charts and market data on multiple screens as outlook questions whether 2026 will break the year-end trend

Bear Market Bearish

Bitcoin sets $88k ceiling for 2026: After a start this bad BTC has never finished a year positive

Bitcoin’s worst opening stretches historically sets a $88k ceiling for this year, with no precedent for recovery into a full-year gain.

4 months ago

Cracked Bitcoin monument collapsing into a city street near a subway entrance under red emergency lights, illustrating fears of a sharp weekend price drop toward $61,000

Analysis Bearish

Bitcoin price is heading for weekend collapse to $61k – will a social media post from Trump save it?

Bitcoin can test $61,700 this weekend unless Trump delivers another market-calming message.

4 months ago

Empty White House office desk and chair overlooking the West Wing lawn, symbolizing the crypto czar’s departure after policy wins for banks and institutions over Bitcoin

Politics Bearish

White House crypto czar leaves office after securing crypto wins for banks and institutions instead of Bitcoin

David Sacks exits after shaping U.S. crypto policy, delivering institutional gains while Bitcoin promises remain unresolved.

4 months ago

Legislation

Bitcoin falling after Fed meetings is becoming systemic — and it’s not about the decision

Bitcoin increasingly sells off into Fed events, raising questions about a repeatable macro-driven trading pattern.

4 months ago

Bitcoin elevator rising inside a glass atrium as select crypto tokens approach all-time highs faster than BTC

Trading

Bitcoin is down 43%, yet almost every other crypto has lost more

Several tokens sit within striking distance of prior highs, challenging Bitcoin’s relative positioning.

4 months ago

Trader monitors geopolitical crisis on screens while using a Bitcoin device, showing BTC acting as a real-time market risk indicator rather than a traditional safe haven

Macro Bullish

Bitcoin is now the first place traders react to war risk, and $243M was wiped to prove it

Bitcoin now reacts faster than traditional hedges, mapping risk shifts across liquidity, flows, and macro stress in real time.

4 months ago

Bear Market

Why investors sold gold to raise cash as Bitcoin failed its “safe haven” test

Markets prioritized cash flow over safe-haven narratives as weekly shocks continue to drop.

4 months ago

Bitcoin coin on a desk overlooking an industrial skyline as markets reverse $3 trillion and price surges above $70k in minutes

Politics Bullish

Market swings by $3 trillion as Bitcoin price explodes upward in 5 minutes

Bitcoin cleared $70k because a Trump Iran headline broke a wider market panic, not because crypto suddenly turned bullish.

4 months ago

Macro

Bitcoin focus flips from oil to bonds as US and Japan 10-year yields spike into a critical week

A cross-market reset is underway, with rising sovereign yields tightening conditions and forcing a repricing of risk.

4 months ago

Oil tanker in a tense, foggy Middle East seascape as geopolitical threats rise, reflecting Bitcoin’s drop to $68,000 amid US-Iran escalation

Macro Bearish

Bitcoin price falls below $70k, foreshadowing US market open after threat to “obliterate” all Iranian power plants

Bitcoin’s sharp drop tracks geopolitical escalation, with risk assets repricing as traders assess conflict spillover scenarios.

4 months ago

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

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Bitcoin price now has one level now that decides whether a bigger rally is still alive

Bitcoin holders are losing control of short-term BTC price moves

Bitcoin sets $88k ceiling for 2026: After a start this bad BTC has never finished a year positive

Bitcoin price is heading for weekend collapse to $61k – will a social media post from Trump save it?

White House crypto czar leaves office after securing crypto wins for banks and institutions instead of Bitcoin

Bitcoin falling after Fed meetings is becoming systemic — and it’s not about the decision

Bitcoin is down 43%, yet almost every other crypto has lost more

Bitcoin is now the first place traders react to war risk, and $243M was wiped to prove it

Why investors sold gold to raise cash as Bitcoin failed its “safe haven” test

Market swings by $3 trillion as Bitcoin price explodes upward in 5 minutes

Bitcoin focus flips from oil to bonds as US and Japan 10-year yields spike into a critical week

Bitcoin price falls below $70k, foreshadowing US market open after threat to “obliterate” all Iranian power plants

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