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 together decentralized blockchain and AI technology have the potential to make widespread positive change.

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Since Mar 2022

Last Active Jul 12, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

Interpol officers escort a handcuffed suspect behind seized cash, crypto coins, and a smartphone showing $122.5 million in wallet activity, alongside Operation First Light arrest statistics.

Crime Bearish

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

The Thailand case shows how cross-chain token swaps can complicate tracing across services, assets and borders.

12 mins ago

Intact wall-mounted prison visitation phone beside a hardware wallet and Bitcoin coin, with an inmate blurred behind the glass partition.

Crime

Convicted scammer’s “seized” crypto moves to unknown wallets while in prison as DOJ failed to secure funds

The DOJ had won the crypto on paper. Getting control of it was another matter.

2 hours ago

Editorial illustration of Adam Back beside a glowing Bitcoin coin, fractured market chart, and concrete wall symbolizing the stalled 30,021-BTC treasury deal

Digital Asset Treasuries Bearish

Adam Back’s 30,021 BTC Bitcoin treasury deal just lost the funding structure holding it together

Cantor and BSTR are negotiating revised terms after saying the existing private placements will no longer be required to close, turning the Bitcoin treasury launch into a test of investor demand.

6 hours ago

Eric Trump stands beside an American Bitcoin display showing 8,000 BTC holdings and a 1-for-15 stock rescue, with gold Bitcoin coins and a red market downtrend behind him

Digital Asset Treasuries Bearish

Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin forces 1:15 reverse split to avoid Nasdaq delisting amid 8k BTC holding

American Bitcoin is betting that mining and accumulating BTC will support its valuation, even as a 1-for-15 reverse split seeks to keep its shares compliant with Nasdaq’s minimum bid-price requirement.

8 hours ago

Banking

Circle gets permission to open a US bank but cannot take ordinary deposits or make loans

Circle National Trust will open with custody for Circle and its affiliates, while custody for select institutions and USDC reserve management remain future possibilities.

1 day ago

Bitcoin coin beside a glowing red thermometer with the Federal Reserve building and falling market chart blurred in the background.

Macro Bullish

Bitcoin’s $64K rebound has 3 days before its next big challenge threatens to derail momentum

July 14 will show whether one day of ETF inflows can outlast firm yields and restrained leverage.

1 day ago

Smartphone displaying the AscendEX platform shutdown timeline, including halted operations, paused withdrawals, manual review requirements, and a warning that some withdrawals may not be processed.

Outage Bearish

AscendEX shuts down after MiCA miss and warns some withdrawals may not be processed

Automated payouts are paused after a failed liquidity deal, leaving customers without assurances on timing or amounts.

2 days ago

Hand using biometric authentication on a smartphone as a phishing-hook shadow and warning screen appear against the Hong Kong skyline.

Exchanges Bearish

Hong Kong gives crypto platforms one year to ditch one-time passwords or cover user losses

The SFC wants phishing-resistant login and device binding by July 8, 2027, while monitoring and response duties apply immediately.

2 days ago

Legal Bearish

Judge lets Terraform use Jump lawsuit evidence while blocking four late creditor claims

The trust can use disputed documents in its $4 billion-plus case, but the rulings still leave creditor payouts unresolved.

2 days ago

GENIUS Act permitted stablecoin issuers as USDC and USDT compete after new US stablecoin rules take effect.

Stablecoins Bearish

GENIUS Act deadline puts stablecoin issuers on the clock

By July 18, 2026, regulators must turn the GENIUS Act into a concrete rulebook that determines which stablecoin issuers can operate in the US.

2 days ago

Crypto regulatory pathways before Senate vote illustrated as three glowing paths leading toward a Capitol building.

Regulation

SEC could start writing crypto rules before the Senate votes on CLARITY

SEC's July agenda could give issuers, broker-dealers and trading venues a formal process before Congress settles market structure.

2 days ago

Close-up of a proposed $100 million Bitcoin-backed bond document with a Bitcoin emblem, gavel, and New Hampshire government chamber in the background, illustrating the state's public finance approval process.

Politics

New Hampshire rejects $100M Bitcoin-backed bond after public finance hearing

The Executive Council voted 3-2 against the proposal, halting a structure that would have moved BTC collateral from credit design into a state-linked approval process.

3 days ago

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

Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles

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

Convicted scammer’s “seized” crypto moves to unknown wallets while in prison as DOJ failed to secure funds

Adam Back’s 30,021 BTC Bitcoin treasury deal just lost the funding structure holding it together

Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin forces 1:15 reverse split to avoid Nasdaq delisting amid 8k BTC holding

Circle gets permission to open a US bank but cannot take ordinary deposits or make loans

Bitcoin’s $64K rebound has 3 days before its next big challenge threatens to derail momentum

AscendEX shuts down after MiCA miss and warns some withdrawals may not be processed

Hong Kong gives crypto platforms one year to ditch one-time passwords or cover user losses

Judge lets Terraform use Jump lawsuit evidence while blocking four late creditor claims

GENIUS Act deadline puts stablecoin issuers on the clock

SEC could start writing crypto rules before the Senate votes on CLARITY

New Hampshire rejects $100M Bitcoin-backed bond after public finance hearing

Liam's Top Stories

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

A US Bitcoin treasury company sold every BTC because debt and Nasdaq pressure just closed in

Bitcoin miner Bitdeer mined 921 BTC, but its smaller stash raises a bigger question