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

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Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Analysis

New Solana development just created the first SEC-registered bypass critical stock custody issue

By bypassing the central clearinghouse entirely, this new regulatory interpretation proves that your broker's settlement fees are now effectively a "convenience tax."

6 months ago

Hacks

Binance CEO hacked by cell carrier exploit that likely leaves your own crypto exposed

While BNB remained flat, the heist exposes the "soft underbelly" of crypto market infrastructure: executive identities are becoming single points of failure.

6 months ago

Governance

Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

Late-night traders bought odds at 99 cents just before a token-weighted vote overruled the public consensus, exposing a massive flaw in "truth" markets.

6 months ago

A hand holds a glowing Bitcoin coin as a stressed man stands in a neon city, illustrating time-locked Bitcoin incentives that reward behavior change for your future self.

Payments

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Using Taproot updates, these wallets automatically route your locked funds to an anti-charity the moment a digital oracle detects a trigger.

6 months ago

A hooded man furiously types on a laptop as a hand holds a Bitcoin coin with the US Capitol behind him, illustrating the provocative claim of adding Bitcoin to America’s arsenal of weapons.

Analysis

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

The new defense bill avoids the word "crypto" entirely, yet Section 1543 creates a stealth mandate that could make Jason Lowery’s controversial SoftWar thesis the law of the land.

6 months ago

A towering futuristic AI places a Bitcoin coin as a frightened human looks on in a dark megacity, symbolizing how immortal AI saving could disrupt money built for mortal humans.

Culture

When immortal AIs start saving in Bitcoin forever, what happens to BTC built for humans?

Bitcoin mathematics assume users eventually die, and the network isn’t ready for an owner that never sells.

6 months ago

A large Bitcoin coin in the foreground with an “XXI” skyscraper behind it under a bright city skyline, illustrating XXI’s plan to go public with a $4B Bitcoin treasury.

Analysis

Tether just moved $4 billion Bitcoin for Twenty One, but the chain data reveals a deceptive liquidity trap

Traders mistaking this 43,033 BTC custody transfer for a fresh buy order risk misinterpreting the flow, as the coins were sourced and priced long before the alert.

6 months ago

A massive ocean wave crashes as large gold Bitcoin coins tumble through the water, symbolizing the severe outflows and volatility during a wipeout year for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, which saw zero net inflows and a $49B decline since October.

ETF

How Bitcoin ETFs lost a whole year of inflows – now down $48B since October

Assets have crashed back to 2024 levels, wiping out a year of growth despite massive buy-side pressure.

6 months ago

Legal

Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth

Learn how to leverage a Bitcoin transaction ID to prove ownership and secure a victory in the courtroom.

6 months ago

A portrait of a Coinbase advisor in a suit standing before large Coinbase and Bitcoin symbols, illustrating the news that he is a leading candidate for the next Federal Reserve Chair as Bitcoin surges.

Macro

New front runner for Fed chair is pro-crypto – violent dollar collapse needed for Bitcoin to rally

Bitcoin investors celebrating the $93,000 rebound may be ignoring a critical “sequencing” risk tied to liquidity.

6 months ago

A large human skull lies in a desolate desert landscape at sunset beside a stone marked with a glowing Bitcoin symbol and branching digital network lines.

Culture

When Aliens find BTC: After humanity’s extinction, Bitcoin will preserve our collapse

How a future alien archeologist reconstructed how long Earth’s machines ran, and how they failed, using only the Bitcoin blockchain and bare astronomical references.

7 months ago

A massive bear towers over a glowing gold Bitcoin coin during a storm, as a lone figure stands in front of it on a dark, rocky landscape.

Opinion

Akiba’s medium term $49k Bitcoin bear thesis – why this winter will be the shortest yet

Shorter bears, sharper floors: why $49k could print early, and what would flip the tape.

7 months ago

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

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

New Solana development just created the first SEC-registered bypass critical stock custody issue

Binance CEO hacked by cell carrier exploit that likely leaves your own crypto exposed

Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

When immortal AIs start saving in Bitcoin forever, what happens to BTC built for humans?

Tether just moved $4 billion Bitcoin for Twenty One, but the chain data reveals a deceptive liquidity trap

How Bitcoin ETFs lost a whole year of inflows – now down $48B since October

Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth

New front runner for Fed chair is pro-crypto – violent dollar collapse needed for Bitcoin to rally

When Aliens find BTC: After humanity’s extinction, Bitcoin will preserve our collapse

Akiba’s medium term $49k Bitcoin bear thesis – why this winter will be the shortest yet

Liam's Top Stories

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson takes “a break” – exposing who really controls ADA’s next move

A $239B claim on dormant Bitcoin wallets faces a new obstacle after old address moves

Bitcoin returns to the price that capped 2021, defined 2024, and now tests the rally again