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Liam 'Akiba' Wright

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Four glossy coins—Zcash, Monero, Uniswap, and the updated Astar—lie on snow-flecked granite atop a sunlit mountain ridge with golden clouds and distant peaks.

The only 4 cryptocurrencies in profit over the last week are…

From the Top 50 assets, only Zcash and three other projects broke market structure to post gains across the last 7 days.

1 month ago

a sunlit office desk with a real metal-bodied laptop showing glowing teal gear icons, crisp key reflections, and detailed wood grain, as a translucent smoky “ghost” of cool blues wraps the screen while a luminous amber cable feeds into a floating checklist sheet beside a small matte desk clock, with bright bokeh greenery through glass behind.

Don’t vibe code: Build an AI ghost app in 30 mins and reclaim weeks of your life

The invisible team: how AI ghost apps quietly do your boring work

1 month ago

A giant matte-gold Bitcoin hot-air balloon slowly descends across a bright city skyline, passing through horizontal translucent bands of orange, purple, and teal that represent liquidity channels.

Macro

It’s foolish to pretend Bitcoin’s story doesn’t include $79k this year

How low can Bitcoin go? A look at ETF-era channels as the market unwinds.

1 month ago

a golden Bitcoin weighing against towering stacks of U.S. bonds on a balance scale before the Treasury building and flag, symbolizing debt growth measured in BTC.

Macro

US debt now worth 368M BTC: American debt machine adds a century of new Bitcoin supply this year alone

Mapping US debt in BTC exposes a fiscal expansion no blockchain would want to keep up with.

1 month ago

Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore skylines linked by luminous teal, amber, and magenta rails converging on polished Bitcoin and Ethereum emblems over a bright sunrise map of Asia.

Analysis

These three Asian markets got the jump on tokenized finance over the US

$30 billion on Japanese exchanges edges toward BTC as custody rules harden.

1 month ago

giant glowing Bitcoin and Ethereum coins on a rain-slick city overlook at sunset, their warm reflections contrasting with a dark, powered-off billboard and brooding storm clouds over the skyline to dramatize the “CPI went dark” moment.

Macro

Inflation data goes missing: US shutdown wipes out October CPI, leaving Bitcoin hanging

Why October CPI was not released and may never be reconstructed.

1 month ago

traders in a glass-walled control room staring at a towering ultra-sharp screen where a glowing orange-blue Earth, Bitcoin and Ethereum logos, and vivid red crashing price lines dramatize risk assets across stocks and crypto falling together.

Analysis

Why is everything down? Macro shock turns Bitcoin and other risk assets red across the board

A sharp shift in rate expectations, tech positioning, and global risk appetite triggered a synchronized sell-off, sending equities and crypto sliding together.

1 month ago

A hyper-realistic, cinematic portrait of Arthur Hayes glows in teal-and-amber light beside a polished Zcash shield and an open vault spilling ZEC coins, emphasizing the urgency to “withdraw and shield” without text.

Exchanges

Arthur Hayes urges withdraw Zcash from exchanges: Is ZEC’s next move its wildest yet?

Arthur Hayes urges Zcash holders to withdraw and shield as halving, rising privacy use and looming EU rules tighten ZEC liquidity.

1 month ago

glowing Bitcoin coins streaming out of a glass U.S.-shaped vault into vivid orange channels, while calm teal water carries steady Solana and XRP tokens across a sunlit trading floor backdrop.

Crypto

$1.2b Bitcoin just left Wall Street: 3 ways this reset could flip bullish fast

Signals points to de-risking, not broad capitulation, as leverage and basis reset.

1 month ago

Two large metal pipes pour blue and orange water into the Capitol Reflecting Pool as a golden Bitcoin rises before the illuminated U.S. Capitol under a glowing sunset sky.

Macro

DC just turned the money hose back on — Here’s what it means for your Bitcoin bag

Senate stopgap ends data blackout, putting CPI, Treasury refunding, and real yields back at the center of Bitcoin liquidity.

2 months ago

A gleaming XRP coin stands on a reflective desk in front of three translucent neon panels—document with seal, exchange bell, and DTCC circuitry—where the first two glow brightly and the DTCC panel remains slightly muted to suggest operational readiness, not approval.

ETF

Here’s the real XRP ETF launch timeline as DTCC is misread again

DTCC records show plumbing prep, not XRP ETF approval - here’s how to track real S-1, listing, and launch dates.

2 months ago

A massive golden Bitcoin floats above a wet plaza at sunset, with Chinese flags waving and the U.S. Capitol glowing under dramatic clouds.

Politics

No credible evidence US government hacked Chinese Bitcoin wallets to “steal” $13 billion BTC

Chinese security firm accuses the U.S. of hacking LuBian’s Bitcoin wallets, but open-source forensics and DOJ filings point to weak keys and murky attribution.

2 months ago

Bitcoin has 70% chance of a massive 2026 breakout, but only if this trend holds

Ethereum is vanishing from exchanges, and the massive wallets absorbing it prove you aren’t the target audience anymore

XRP ETFs are booming, but a quiet $15 billion payment layer matters more than the price

Something broke for crypto in October, data shows how the market changed

These two financial giants just set Ethereum’s on-chain schedule, but Wall Street relies on a controversial “undo” button

Charles Hoskinson argues the TRUMP token cost crypto a 70-vote Senate win and sparked the Bitcoin-only crisis

Aave insiders warn a “hostile” holiday vote could destroy the protocol’s dominance as prices crash

Solana ends Saga phone support, exposing owners to a critical wallet risk you can’t ignore

Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism

Liam 'Akiba' Wright

The only 4 cryptocurrencies in profit over the last week are…

Don’t vibe code: Build an AI ghost app in 30 mins and reclaim weeks of your life

It’s foolish to pretend Bitcoin’s story doesn’t include $79k this year

US debt now worth 368M BTC: American debt machine adds a century of new Bitcoin supply this year alone

These three Asian markets got the jump on tokenized finance over the US

Inflation data goes missing: US shutdown wipes out October CPI, leaving Bitcoin hanging

Why is everything down? Macro shock turns Bitcoin and other risk assets red across the board

Arthur Hayes urges withdraw Zcash from exchanges: Is ZEC’s next move its wildest yet?

$1.2b Bitcoin just left Wall Street: 3 ways this reset could flip bullish fast

DC just turned the money hose back on — Here’s what it means for your Bitcoin bag

Here’s the real XRP ETF launch timeline as DTCC is misread again

No credible evidence US government hacked Chinese Bitcoin wallets to “steal” $13 billion BTC

Liam's Trending Articles

Bitcoin just flashed a rare capitulation signal that historically triggers a violent rally

Bitcoin encryption isn’t at risk from quantum computers for one simple reason: it doesn’t actually exist

New SEC rules lets Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sach legally “control” your private keys without the safety net you assume exists

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Liam 'Akiba' Wright

The only 4 cryptocurrencies in profit over the last week are…

Don’t vibe code: Build an AI ghost app in 30 mins and reclaim weeks of your life

It’s foolish to pretend Bitcoin’s story doesn’t include $79k this year

US debt now worth 368M BTC: American debt machine adds a century of new Bitcoin supply this year alone

These three Asian markets got the jump on tokenized finance over the US

Inflation data goes missing: US shutdown wipes out October CPI, leaving Bitcoin hanging

Why is everything down? Macro shock turns Bitcoin and other risk assets red across the board

Arthur Hayes urges withdraw Zcash from exchanges: Is ZEC’s next move its wildest yet?

$1.2b Bitcoin just left Wall Street: 3 ways this reset could flip bullish fast

DC just turned the money hose back on — Here’s what it means for your Bitcoin bag

Here’s the real XRP ETF launch timeline as DTCC is misread again

No credible evidence US government hacked Chinese Bitcoin wallets to “steal” $13 billion BTC