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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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  • Total Articles 3,031
  • Since Mar 2022
  • Last Active Oct 3, 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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Bitcoin coin on a war-room map of Iran beside military analysts and red market screens, reflecting crypto trading becoming part of wartime propaganda during volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading
Politics

Iran calls out “digital oil” trade amid volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading

Iran just turned “digital oil” into a wartime target, and crypto’s role in global markets looks different now.

8 min read Apr 20, 2026
Bitcoin coin lodged in a deep crack between Wall Street and a rundown gas station street, symbolizing fragile markets as record highs clash with collapsing consumer confidence
TradFi

What happens to Bitcoin if the TradFi rally breaks? Wall Street keeps printing record highs but consumer confidence just hit rock bottom

Bitcoin sits between soaring stocks and struggling households — will it act like high‑beta risk or a true alternative if the gap snaps?

9 min read Apr 20, 2026
Cracked DeFi network display sparking in a tense office as worried team members look on, symbolizing doubts about whether the decentralized finance revolution is losing momentum six years after DeFi Summer
DeFi

Six years after “DeFi Summer” is the sun already setting on the decentralized finance revolution?

DeFi hits "trust squeeze" as hacks erode credibility and TradFi's tokenization surge could push it into something darker

7 min read Apr 20, 2026
Latest Bitcoin data proves BTC miners need price to retake $80k to stop lure of $4B in AI revenue
Mining

Latest Bitcoin data proves BTC miners need price to retake $80k to stop lure of $4B in AI revenue

Yet top 10 public miners could earn $4.7B–$9.3B from BTC vs up to $4.1B in long-term AI contracts, reshaping Bitcoin’s security base.

14 min read Apr 18, 2026
Bitcoin-marked tanker moving through a narrow rocky strait at sunset, reflecting Bitcoin’s fragile window before ceasefire risk and another Hormuz closure threaten a price reversal
Politics

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

Bitcoin’s post-Hormuz rally faces a weekend test as Iran disputes Trump’s deal claims and shipping, oil, and bond risks remain unresolved.

7 min read Apr 17, 2026
Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000?
Bear Market

Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000?

Whales quietly drain exchange supply as ETFs and treasuries test how Bitcoin behaves in a thinner, more fragile market.

10 min read Apr 16, 2026
Trump family’s WLFI starts damage control but its new plan leaves holders who refuse the new terms locked indefinitely
Analysis

Trump family’s WLFI starts damage control but its new plan leaves holders who refuse the new terms locked indefinitely

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial scrambles to calm investors as critics warn the latest ‘fix’ could trap some WLFI holders for good.

9 min read Apr 15, 2026
White House exposes stablecoin yield ban wouldn’t help banks, raising the stakes for CLARITY in the Senate
Legislation

White House exposes stablecoin yield ban wouldn’t help banks, raising the stakes for CLARITY in the Senate

The report’s own projections show the ban barely nudges bank lending while putting stablecoin innovation and consumer yields on the line.

9 min read Apr 15, 2026
U.S. tax refund check, calculator, cash and Bitcoin coin on a kitchen table, reflecting surprise refunds and new IRS crypto rules driving a potential demand shock for Bitcoin
Taxes

Bitcoin faces $240B demand shock as ‘surprise’ tax refunds and new IRS crypto rules arrive

Bigger U.S. tax refunds, new crypto rules, and faster payouts are turning refund season into a real-world test of Bitcoin’s retail demand.

8 min read Apr 15, 2026
Oil prices fall but China trade and US inflation data weakens as Iran contagion spreads – in opportunity for Bitcoin
Macro

Oil prices fall but China trade and US inflation data weakens as Iran contagion spreads – in opportunity for Bitcoin

Vessel traffic through Hormuz fell into single digits in early March as the conflict spread into shipping, fuel, and trade flows with knock-on risks for the macro backdrop behind Bitcoin.

10 min read Apr 14, 2026
Kraken is actively being extorted by criminals threatening to release the top crypto exchange’s internal data
Exchanges

Kraken is actively being extorted by criminals threatening to release the top crypto exchange’s internal data

Kraken says it is facing an active extortion attempt, with attackers threatening to leak internal data unless demands are met.

9 min read Apr 14, 2026
Bitcoin price soars to 4 week high passing multiple resistance levels within hours with eyes on $77k
Market

Bitcoin price soars to 4 week high passing multiple resistance levels within hours with eyes on $77k

Bitcoin has cleared a multi-month resistance ladder, shifting focus to whether the former ATH zone can hold as support and sustain continuation higher.

10 min read Apr 14, 2026
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