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Also known as "Akiba," Liam Wright is the Editor-in-Chief at CryptoSlate and host of the SlateCast. He believes that decentralized technology has the potential…

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Primary Beat Bitcoin

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

Bear Market

Bitcoin price has never ended a year higher after a start this bad — is $88k the 2026 ceiling now?

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

2 days 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

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.

2 days 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

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.

2 days 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 days 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 days 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

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.

5 days 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.

6 days ago

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

Politics

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.

6 days 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.

6 days 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

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.

1 week ago

Couple reviewing bills at a kitchen table during rising costs, illustrating stagflation pressures and why Bitcoin holders need to understand its impact

Macro

Why Bitcoin was made for the stagflation economic conditions set to dominate 2026

Stagflation: The word of the year for 2026 and why Bitcoiners need to know what it means

1 week ago

Cracked bond plaque revealing a Bitcoin beneath on a rain-soaked city street, symbolizing Britain’s bond market turmoil shifting attention toward Bitcoin

Macro

Britain’s bond panic is currently making the case for Bitcoin many people seem to have forgetten

Britain’s bond panic is proving Satoshi was right all along as history starts to rhyme.

1 week ago

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Bitcoin price has never ended a year higher after a start this bad — is $88k the 2026 ceiling now?

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

Why Bitcoin was made for the stagflation economic conditions set to dominate 2026

Britain’s bond panic is currently making the case for Bitcoin many people seem to have forgetten

Bitcoin recovers instantly after Iran war crashes price but one Monday number could flip the next move

The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

RIP metaverse: Land values capitulate as $24M metaverse plot collapses to just $9,000