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 decentralized technology has the potential to make widespread positive change.

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Last Active May 13, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Macro Bearish

Bitcoin price just lost $80k because US PPI hit 6% matching 2022 levels, stoking inflation fears

Bitcoin faces a key macro price test as market structure weakens and traders watch support, liquidity, and ETF flows.

3 hours ago

Bitcoin faces rising inflation pressure near the Federal Reserve as Hormuz oil disruption spreads economic risk across major global economies

Macro Bearish

Bitcoin only has one path through 2026 because massive oil price contagion just spread to 8 major economies

Hormuz-driven oil stress is forcing policy shifts across 8 economies, leaving Bitcoin stuck between liquidity squeeze and support.

24 hours ago

Bitcoin sinks into oil-contaminated waters near tanker ships as Iran conflict and Hormuz disruption create new macro risks for global markets and crypto investors

Macro Bearish

Washington insider warns US defeat in Iran now “likely” – adding a new macro risk for Bitcoin

Kagan’s warning links Iran’s Hormuz leverage to oil, rates, and a new Bitcoin macro risk.

1 day ago

Macro Neutral

The Fed gets a new Chair this week as Bitcoin tackles its biggest macro test of the year

Bitcoin macro test intensifies as the Fed transition, inflation data, and rate-cut expectations collide in 2026’s most important policy window.

2 days ago

AI Bullish

Tether launches decentralized local AI using Isaac Asimov’s Psychohistory straight out of Foundation

Tether’s QVAC turns stablecoin profits toward local AI, testing whether edge models can compete with cloud platforms.

2 days ago

Opinion Neutral

Has Trump’s presidency been a net positive for Bitcoin or created an unbreakable partisan divide?

Trump pushed Bitcoin closer to U.S. policy recognition, but the wider ledger on price, trust, and adoption remains mixed.

3 days ago

AI Neutral

Firefox finds 20 year old bug and patches 14 months of fixes in 30 days using Anthropic’s Mythos AI

Mozilla’s 20-year Firefox bug shows the risk of AI-accelerated zero-day discovery

3 days ago

Tokenization Bullish

JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple complete cross-border XRP tokenized Treasury settlement

The pilot linked an XRP Ledger redemption of Ondo’s tokenized Treasury fund to a USD payout in Singapore via Mastercard, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, and J.P. Morgan’s correspondent banking rails.

3 days ago

Price Watch Bullish

Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term

VanEck’s $1 million Bitcoin call shifts attention from near-term resistance to whether ETF demand can absorb seller supply.

4 days ago

Research Bullish

Bank of Canada to bring stablecoin rules in 2027 with US Clarity Act on the brink of stalling

Canada’s stablecoin rules may slip to mid or late 2027 as Visa and Wealthsimple test USDC settlement ahead of the final framework.

4 days ago

Analysis Neutral

XRP can still break its all-time high and climb 170% this year

XRP holders need more than Ripple momentum to reclaim $3.84

6 days ago

TradFi Bullish

Why the current AI mania is not a bubble – and that’s great for Bitcoin

AI cash flows make this market harder to dismiss as another bubble, and Bitcoin may ride that resilience.

6 days ago

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

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Bitcoin price just lost $80k because US PPI hit 6% matching 2022 levels, stoking inflation fears

Bitcoin only has one path through 2026 because massive oil price contagion just spread to 8 major economies

Washington insider warns US defeat in Iran now “likely” – adding a new macro risk for Bitcoin

The Fed gets a new Chair this week as Bitcoin tackles its biggest macro test of the year

Tether launches decentralized local AI using Isaac Asimov’s Psychohistory straight out of Foundation

Has Trump’s presidency been a net positive for Bitcoin or created an unbreakable partisan divide?

Firefox finds 20 year old bug and patches 14 months of fixes in 30 days using Anthropic’s Mythos AI

JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple complete cross-border XRP tokenized Treasury settlement

Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term

Bank of Canada to bring stablecoin rules in 2027 with US Clarity Act on the brink of stalling

XRP can still break its all-time high and climb 170% this year

Why the current AI mania is not a bubble – and that’s great for Bitcoin

Liam's Top Stories

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

Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term

The Fed treads on XRP’s core payments use case with new FedNow banking system upgrade