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Liam 'Akiba' Wright

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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  • Total Articles 2,814
  • Since Mar 2022
  • Last Active Sep 8, 2026
  • Primary Beat Bitcoin
Featured Article Punk collage of a hand holding an XRP Ledger card before BIS architecture, showing one transaction serving many datasets.
Research

BIS shows why real institutional adoption on XRP Ledger won’t trigger the XRP supply squeeze holders expect

5 min read Sep 3, 2026
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Copper coil and Fed-rate gauge sit beside a Bitcoin coin on a desk, capturing surging copper prices, AI-driven demand, and rate uncertainty pressuring crypto
Analysis

Forget silver, Copper’s AI-fueled explosion exposes a “higher for longer” trap that most crypto traders are ignoring

While eyes are fixed on gold, a silent pivot is building in industrial metals, threatening to drain liquidity just as crypto traders bet on rate cuts.

4 min read Jan 16, 2026
Bitcoin coin rests before a roaring dam with heavy machinery holding back water, symbolizing surging Bitcoin demand as dealers mechanically suppress price before a breakout level
Analysis

Here’s the exact price the dam cracks as Bitcoin demand breaks out, but dealers mechanically forcing stability

While investors pour billions into ETFs, options dealers are mechanically selling into every rally, creating an artificial ceiling that suppresses true price discovery.

4 min read Jan 15, 2026
A Bitcoin-branded financial machine dispenses stacked coins into metal trays, illustrating a new token offering access to Strategy’s 11% Bitcoin yield without owning shares
Stablecoins

Get access to Strategy’s 11% Bitcoin dividends without owning the stock through this new token

Through a fundraising round led by YZi Labs and Sora Ventures, Saturn is challenging regulators with USDat, offering a payout structure that US banks are fighting to make illegal.

5 min read Jan 15, 2026
A dollar stablecoin sits beside a glowing drain near government building steps as water flows away, illustrating bank pressure from stablecoin rewards and CLARITY policy debates
Banking

Crypto yields expose the exact amount banks are underpaying you, and why they want Congress to ban it

Incumbents are lobbying to define crypto rewards as illegal interest because they can't afford to compete with yields that track the real government rate.

6 min read Jan 14, 2026
A wallet stuffed with $NYC tokens and cash sits beside a plunging price chart, illustrating the 81% crash and how a single wallet’s 70% control rigged the market
People

Former New York Mayor’s NYC memecoin rugpulls investors at launch, and the method used was shockingly brazen

While Adams pledged to fight antisemitism, on-chain sleuths found nearly a million dollars missing from the liquidity pool after a questionable "round trip" transaction.

5 min read Jan 13, 2026
A cracked Federal Reserve seal behind a Bitcoin coin in a marble hall reflects eroding institutional trust as traders watch key Fed signals amid rising political pressure
Macro

Bitcoin broke its classic macro correlation because the market is suddenly pricing a terrifying new risk

The "rates up, Bitcoin down" era is over. Here is the exact dashboard you need to trade the fallout.

10 min read Jan 12, 2026
A Bitcoin symbol embedded in a wet roadway near a raised barrier and city skyline illustrates South Korea lifting its corporate crypto ban while forcing firms to sell holdings first
Analysis

A new law that legally excludes 99% of crypto buyers set to crunch Bitcoin liquidity

The regulator’s "liquidation only" rule creates a bizarre market dynamic where the first institutional wave is designed to drain liquidity, not add it.

7 min read Jan 12, 2026
A rain-soaked table holds a discarded event badge as police lights flash near a major venue, reflecting security fears after violent attacks on crypto holders forced a cancellation
Crime

Two major crypto events canceled after city hit by 18 violent physical attacks on crypto holders amid market downturn

Organizers blame a “market collapse” for the sudden shutdown, but a string of brutal kidnappings and home invasions across France suggests the risks of being seen in public have changed.

9 min read Jan 12, 2026
Technician installs a glowing module into an Ethereum machine as Bitcoin hardware looms behind, symbolizing how Ethereum addressed a scaling issue Bitcoin avoids on its base layer
Web3

Ethereum just solved a critical problem Bitcoin doesn’t want to fix on its own network – but why?

Ethereum co-founder says "PeerDAS" and zk-proofs have finally broken the scaling ceiling, leaving Bitcoin’s conservative design looking intentionally slow.

10 min read Jan 10, 2026
Two whales breach near a floating Bitcoin coin off a city skyline, symbolizing whale activity that once drove BTC to new highs as data now points to near-term volatility
Derivatives

Last time these whales did this Bitcoin surged to new highs but key data suggests messy weeks ahead

The viral “six week rip” chart is making the rounds again, but ignoring the massive ETF variable behind the leverage could leave you exposed.

9 min read Jan 9, 2026
Bitcoin coin overlooking New York with rising and falling candlestick charts under stormy skies, highlighting four major macro tests that could spark sharp BTC volatility
Macro

Today’s “perfect storm” for Bitcoin brings several critical macro tests that signal a volatility surge – what to watch

Bitcoin’s “stacked catalyst” day is here, jobs data, a Supreme Court wildcard, and the Fed all hit within hours.

7 min read Jan 9, 2026
Large Bitcoin mining containers draw power from stranded energy in Greenland beneath the northern lights, illustrating how Trump could scale mining if the island joined the US
Mining

How United States could make Greenland the largest Bitcoin mining operation on earth – with clean energy

A forgotten energy study shows Greenland’s wind potential could theoretically power the global Bitcoin network ten times over.

7 min read Jan 8, 2026
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