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Liam 'Akiba' Wright Recent Articles
Macro
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.
AI
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.
Opinion
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.
AI
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
Tokenization
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.
Price Watch
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.
Research
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.
Analysis
XRP can still break its all-time high and climb 170% this year
XRP holders need more than Ripple momentum to reclaim $3.84
TradFi
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.
Bear Market
If the bear market bottom is in, when will Bitcoin price reach a new all-time high above $126k?
Bitcoin’s path back to record highs now depends on whether ETF demand can absorb overhead supply while key support zones hold.
DeFi
How do you choose a safe DeFi platform before you deposit in 2026?
Audits, TVL, and yield still miss key DeFi risks in 2026, forcing users to ask what can break before they deposit funds.
Analysis
Can Bitcoin break $100,000 this week – or will geopolitics cause another weekend reset?
Bitcoin’s rebound has reopened the macro hedge debate, but the low-$80,000 range now has to prove whether buyers are building support.
