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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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Last Active Apr 24, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

Analysis Bullish

The trillion dollar Bitcoin lottery you can play now for free – but will never win

The website that publicly leaked every single Bitcoin private key in the universe without any risk to holders.

3 months ago

Icy industrial mining facility with a frozen fan and pressure gauge beside a Bitcoin coin by a drain, symbolizing miner strain and selling pressure as ETF demand shifts supply.

Analysis Bullish

Bitcoin supply guide: When holders sell, miners strain, and ETFs add pressure

A guide to monitoring the interplay between protocol issuance, institutional absorption, and the overhead supply zone for long-term investors.

3 months ago

Analysis Bullish

The scorecard for an XRP investment thesis that separates Ripple licensing from XRPL utility signals

What breaks the case for XRP investment thesis when Ripple progress fails to show up on XRPL

3 months ago

A cracked vault door labeled WLFI revealing digital assets inside, symbolizing reported UAE royal money flowing through a WLFI digital dollar to buy political influence tied to Donald Trump

DeFi

Trump sold 49% of WLFI to UAE royal through reported $500M investment in USD1 digital dollar

Where did the $187 million Trump payout really come from, and who are the hidden WLFI owners with veto power?

3 months ago

A groundhog emerging beside a Bitcoin coin on a muddy winter path, symbolizing repeated market signals and extended macro headwinds as crypto flows remain deeply negative

Culture Bearish

Groundhog Day for Bitcoin means six more weeks of macro winter if core flows stay deep red

With automatic liquidation thresholds being hit globally, the market is facing a brutal stress test that most retail traders will lose.

3 months ago

Price Watch Bullish

Bitcoin price today jumps after 11% weekend dump as global markets open with bullish intent

Bitcoin slides toward a 9 month low as massive ETF outflows and a hawkish Fed trap weekend dip buyers.

3 months ago

Metronome with eagle and dove emblems beside a red MAGA hat in front of the Federal Reserve building, symbolizing shifting Fed rhetoric that could reshape hawkish vs dovish market trades.

Macro Bearish

Federal Reserve to abandon ‘boring’ FOMC language, ending dovish vs hawkish analysis?

We’re about to see what happens when the Federal Reserve swaps boring conservatism for Trump era populist messaging.

3 months ago

Floating $100 bills sinking underwater, symbolizing the first US bank collapse of 2026 and looming contagion risk fueling turmoil across gold, silver, and Bitcoin.

Banking Bearish

First US bank collapse of 2026 adds to gold, silver, and Bitcoin chaos while $337B in unrealized contagion looms

The closure of Metropolitan Capital Bank coincides with a violent global sell-off that has traders fearing a broader contagion.

3 months ago

Shattered glass beneath Ethereum and XRP coins illustrates a $100 billion crypto market selloff as geopolitical tensions trigger sharp losses led by ETH and XRP

Politics Bearish

Crypto market crashes erasing $220B as Israel strikes Gaza with ETH and XRP leading weekend losses

Prices fall to almost exactly the level required to liquidate the 10/10 Hyperliquid trader who made over $100M in October.

3 months ago

Metal pipeline clamp squeezing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana coins inside an industrial tunnel, symbolizing hidden compliance choke points threatening permissionless DeFi under CLARITY

DeFi Bearish

Lawmakers threaten decentralized crypto access using Bank Secrecy laws in CLARITY

CLARITY Act doesn’t ban DeFi, but its hidden choke point could decide which on-chain routes survive.

3 months ago

A looming bear cracks through an icy river as a fractured Bitcoin coin slips lower, illustrating mounting red flags and bearish pressure pointing toward a possible drop to $49k

Bear Market

I predicted Bitcoin falling to $49k this year and January delivered some very concerning red flags

Bitcoin heading to $49k? The “dip” looks worse when the plumbing is already breaking - Akiba's 2026 bear thesis update

3 months ago

Market Bullish

Upgrade your Bitcoin investment strategy using these 7 critical demand drivers

Master a repeatable monitoring routine for spot ETFs, liquidity proxies, and regulated derivatives to build a durable, data-driven investment thesis.

3 months ago

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

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The trillion dollar Bitcoin lottery you can play now for free – but will never win

Bitcoin supply guide: When holders sell, miners strain, and ETFs add pressure

The scorecard for an XRP investment thesis that separates Ripple licensing from XRPL utility signals

Trump sold 49% of WLFI to UAE royal through reported $500M investment in USD1 digital dollar

Groundhog Day for Bitcoin means six more weeks of macro winter if core flows stay deep red

Bitcoin price today jumps after 11% weekend dump as global markets open with bullish intent

Federal Reserve to abandon ‘boring’ FOMC language, ending dovish vs hawkish analysis?

First US bank collapse of 2026 adds to gold, silver, and Bitcoin chaos while $337B in unrealized contagion looms

Crypto market crashes erasing $220B as Israel strikes Gaza with ETH and XRP leading weekend losses

Lawmakers threaten decentralized crypto access using Bank Secrecy laws in CLARITY

I predicted Bitcoin falling to $49k this year and January delivered some very concerning red flags

Upgrade your Bitcoin investment strategy using these 7 critical demand drivers

A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it

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

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

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