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Liam 'Akiba' Wright

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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Author Stats

  • Total Articles 3,006
  • Since Mar 2022
  • Last Active Sep 30, 2026
  • Primary Beat Bitcoin
Featured Article Punk collage of a hand holding an XRP Ledger card before BIS architecture, showing one transaction serving many datasets.
Research

BIS shows why real institutional adoption on XRP Ledger won’t trigger the XRP supply squeeze holders expect

5 min read Sep 3, 2026
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A damaged Bitget suitcase moves through airport screening as crypto tokens spill out, while a Sygnum custody case and withdrawal warning appear nearby.
Hacks

Swiss bank shields Bitget institutions while retail funds freeze

Sygnum offers bank-held trading collateral to institutional clients, while Bitget's withdrawal pause leaves ordinary balances dependent on its own controls and fund.

5 min read Sep 26, 2026
Tokenized deposits move through a controlled harbor gate linking IBM Digital Asset Haven with Swift’s shared ledger.
Tokenization

IBM links 17 banks to the SWIFT ledger, but the cloud risk persists

Digital Asset Haven’s ISO 20022 adapter supports tokenized-deposit instructions, while final settlement stays with existing systems.

3 min read Sep 26, 2026
Bitcoin-marked arrows converge on a heavy locked door, representing 4,499.99987779 BTC moved to one destination with no confirmed sale.
Wallets

Dormant whale moves $380M Bitcoin, leaving the sale question unanswered

The principal Bitcoin output dated to April 2022, and the Sept. 25 destination still held the full balance at the time checked.

2 min read Sep 25, 2026
Old Magic Eden NFT approvals remain active as a vulnerable payment processor exposes wallets to unauthorized NFT transfers.
Hacks

Old Magic Eden NFT approvals put users at risk after whitehat moves 3,832 NFTs

Revoke.cash says a processor permission survived the EVM marketplace's closure, while malicious NFT losses remain unclear.

3 min read Sep 25, 2026
Illustration of Michael Saylor offering Strategy preferred-share dividend schedules for STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD to investors, with Bitcoin imagery.
Featured

Strategy’s daily dividend proposal puts Bitcoin funding back in investors’ hands

The four preferred shares would pay more often at current rates. Whether buyers bid them higher remains unproved.

4 min read Sep 25, 2026
XRP symbol beside a December forecast range, with markers for the median, upside, downside and stress scenarios.
Market

Why a $2.38 XRP price target is actually hiding a $1.18 crash risk

A bullish Market Signal tracks the rally, while the $1.63 median and pending forecast history leave adoption and rates as the next tests.

4 min read Sep 25, 2026
A diesel pump, Bitcoin symbol, freight trucks and the Federal Reserve show how higher fuel costs could pressure inflation and markets.
Featured

Bitcoin faces a new inflation test after diesel hits a nominal $6.53 record

Lower distillate stocks add to fuel pressure, while upcoming September price reports will test whether freight costs spread.

3 min read Sep 25, 2026
Illustration of MultiversX restarting while Kraken keeps EGLD trading and transfers restricted
Featured

MultiversX restarts after exploit halt, but Kraken still bars new EGLD trades

Mainnet blocks resumed Sept. 24, while Kraken's latest EGLD notice kept trading cancel-only and deposits and withdrawals paused.

3 min read Sep 25, 2026
Automated Solana trading loops sit opposite a fractured liquidity gap, contrasting high reported volume with uncertain executable depth.
DeFi

Solana DEX volume spike hides circular trades, and automated bots are blamed

Bitquery's indexed-pool screen finds repeated round trips, but the depth available to independent traders has not been measured.

4 min read Sep 25, 2026
Punk-style collage of Payy’s broken Ethereum bridge, with all transaction routes blocked and 1.83 million USDC falling into a breach as customer losses remain unknown.
Stablecoins

Payy bridge exploit freezes crypto cards, and no balances remain safe

Payy halted transfers, withdrawals and card payments after a bridge exploit moved about $1.83 million in USDC from its Ethereum contract.

2 min read Sep 25, 2026
Punk-style collage showing BlackRock model allocations entering an Ondo minting press that creates three portfolio tokens, with separate paths for transfers and restricted redemption.
Investments

Ondo unlocks BlackRock portfolio strategies, but only non-US traders benefit

Ondo’s new on-chain portfolios package BlackRock-designed strategies into tokenized securities available for direct redemption by eligible non-US investors.

3 min read Sep 25, 2026
Two token pools feed reported AMM volume while a separate XRP pool sits empty, emphasizing the absence of XRP in the activity.
DeFi

Two obscure pools fuel 2.8B XRPL volume, but only 185 trades caused it

Two newly created token pools dominated XRPL.to’s seven-day AMM tally, raising questions about what headline volume figures actually measure.

3 min read Sep 25, 2026
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