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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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Since Mar 2022

Last Active Jul 17, 2026

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Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Financier placing Crypto.com and Kraken tokens on illuminated platforms, symbolizing Citadel Securities backing two competing crypto exchanges.

Enterprise

Citadel backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize

Crypto.com and Kraken are pursuing the same tokenized-market expansion, while only one has disclosed Citadel’s operational role.

4 hours ago

Open secure drawer containing a Bitcoin coin, preferred-equity certificate and gold bars, with Swedish colors and a market chart nearby.

Digital Asset Treasuries

Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares

BTC PREF is expected to begin trading July 20, with any discount to SEK 120 lifting the indicated cash yield above 10%.

5 hours ago

White House staffer seen from behind holding a phone with a rising prediction-market chart beside prepared presidential remarks and cash in the briefing room.

Regulation Bearish

Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in

More than a dozen speeches are alleged, but no cited report dates the first alert, restriction, or CFTC referral.

6 hours ago

Open Knaken-branded vault with crypto assets, a broken padlock and bankruptcy court documents marked with a €7 million prosecutors’ claim.

Bankruptcy Bearish

Dutch crypto exchange collapses exposing customer balances’ true value amid multi-million-euro hole

The court found an undisclosed deficit and said Knaken cannot repay customers in full, leaving recovery to an independent trustee.

7 hours ago

Customer taps a phone displaying Bitcoin at a diner payment terminal while a cashier and waiting customers stand nearby.

Payments

Steak ‘n Shake credits Bitcoin for company growth – But is PR value now worth more than people actually using BTC?

The chain reports 16% July sales growth, but without BTC payment share its merchant model cannot be measured.

1 day ago

Bonsai shaped like a rising market chart beside a Bitcoin coin and sealed legal dossier, overlooking Tokyo and Japan’s National Diet building.

Taxes

Japan passes the crypto law traders wanted but its 20% tax could still wait until 2028

A 2028 start depends on FIEA enforcement landing in 2027, while eligible assets and product approvals face separate gates.

1 day ago

Derivatives Bearish

Prices from the future fooled this crypto oracle into sending millions to wrong wallet

Future-dated oracle reports cleared an authorized signer check, while Ostium has yet to publish final loss accounting or a postmortem.

1 day ago

Satsuma Technology’s black corporate wrapper peeled open to reveal gold Bitcoin coins against the London financial district.

Digital Asset Treasuries Bearish

Bitcoin treasury troubles reach London as company votes to sell its entire BTC stack and delist

The vote pits Satsuma’s future as a listed Bitcoin treasury company against a cash exit that could leave former convertible-note investors with vastly different recoveries.

1 day ago

Worn Bitcoin coin reflected in cracked glass beside an open wallet with cash, illustrating losses and the challenge of recovering from a steep Bitcoin drawdown.

Analysis Bearish

Bitcoin must climb 92% to rescue last year’s $120K buyers and the escape routes begin at $72K

At $64,000, Bitcoin must rise 12.7% to reach the first major buyer cost basis and 92.2% to return last year’s $120,000 July breakthrough.

1 day ago

A CryptoSlate analysis of SEC filings found the adviser reported 12,380 XRPI shares worth $71,059 and had disclosed the holding a quarter earlier.

Rumors

SEC filing shows viral $71 million XRP ETF claims are out by 1,000x

A CryptoSlate analysis of SEC filings found the adviser reported 12,380 XRPI shares worth $71,059 and had disclosed the holding a quarter earlier.

1 day ago

U.S. government official placing a Bitcoin coin into a secure Coinbase Prime custody vault, with an American flag and official seal blurred in the background.

Politics

US government sends $288M to Coinbase putting Bitcoin reserve rules into question

The transfer shows US government-owned crypto movement, leaving legal status and execution records to determine whether the promise holds.

2 days ago

Open institutional bank vault with engraved Bitcoin and Ethereum symbols inside a modern Wall Street financial building.

Analysis Bullish

How Morgan Stanley plans to bring crypto custody, staking and lending support in-house

Its June OCC approval outlines a trust bank that could consolidate key crypto functions, while outside venues and infrastructure remain essential.

2 days ago

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

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Citadel backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize

Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares

Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in

Dutch crypto exchange collapses exposing customer balances’ true value amid multi-million-euro hole

Steak ‘n Shake credits Bitcoin for company growth – But is PR value now worth more than people actually using BTC?

Japan passes the crypto law traders wanted but its 20% tax could still wait until 2028

Prices from the future fooled this crypto oracle into sending millions to wrong wallet

Bitcoin treasury troubles reach London as company votes to sell its entire BTC stack and delist

Bitcoin must climb 92% to rescue last year’s $120K buyers and the escape routes begin at $72K

SEC filing shows viral $71 million XRP ETF claims are out by 1,000x

US government sends $288M to Coinbase putting Bitcoin reserve rules into question

How Morgan Stanley plans to bring crypto custody, staking and lending support in-house

Liam's Top Stories

One crypto wallet tied to a 20-year-old fraudster processed over $122M before Interpol closed in

Bitcoin’s $60K rebound just collapsed as $427M in long liquidations followed sticky inflation data

US government sends $288M to Coinbase putting Bitcoin reserve rules into question