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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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A man reviews crypto market data on his phone overlooking an EU landmark, reflecting new 2026 rules requiring crypto providers to collect tax information from residents.
Exchanges

Exchanges to freeze trading and withdrawals after countdown under new crypto law – how long do you have?

If you refuse to provide a Tax Identification Number, exchanges are now legally mandated to block your withdrawals and cut off your flows.

4 min read Jan 7, 2026
A Bitcoin coin stands before massive piles of US dollar bills with the Capitol and Washington Monument at sunset, illustrating why rising national debt matters for crypto traders.
Macro

Bitcoin faces a $40 trillion test as US debt races higher but one hidden buyer is changing everything

Debt-to-the-penny shows ~$38.386T now (~$285,000 per household), and the $40T “late summer” timeline isn’t what went viral.

9 min read Jan 6, 2026
A Bitcoin coin in front of the Bank of America tower, highlighting the bank’s move to offer Bitcoin access and why the shift signals growing institutional adoption.
Analysis

Bank of America is finally recommending Bitcoin, but the “modest” allocation is the bigger shock

A $4.6T wealth machine is turning “execution only” into real advice, and it starts with a tiny-sounding sleeve.

6 min read Jan 6, 2026
A Bitcoin coin stands outside the Bank of Japan with the Japanese flag above, highlighting concerns over liquidity as Japan’s 30-year bond yield hits a historic high.
Macro

Bitcoin faces a “liquidity drain” danger zone as Japan’s 30-year yield breaks a historic record

With the BOJ letting rates run to levels not seen in decades, the structural "term premium" is rising, a direct headwind for long-duration crypto exposure.

8 min read Jan 6, 2026
A chained Bitcoin coin sits on rocky ground beside piles of dollar bills overlooking a city, symbolizing heavy ETF inflows constrained by a limiting market wrapper.
ETF

Bitcoin is swallowing billions in ETF cash again, but a specific “market wrapper” is killing the price breakout

Inflows hit $697 million in days, yet the charts remain frozen because structured demand is neutralizing the rally.

9 min read Jan 6, 2026
A Polymarket betting screen showing the resolved $400k “Maduro out” wager with price charts and Maduro’s image, highlighting rising tension over crypto prediction markets in Washington.
Analysis

Insider trading alert as wallet turns $30k into $400k moments before the US captured Maduro

The timing of the trade was so perfect that on-chain sleuths are convinced it wasn't just luck.

9 min read Jan 5, 2026
A glowing fissure in cracked ground beside a gold Bitcoin coin, symbolizing the return of CME gaps and their growing significance beyond simple chart memes.
Derivatives

Bitcoin crash imminent? Price spike makes two new CME gaps and closing one carries a punishing cost

If price revisits the $88,000 zone, it triggers a "narrative flip" that could trap anyone holding high-leverage positions.

8 min read Jan 5, 2026
A Bitcoin coin on desert rocks near oil pumps as markets shift, illustrating why crude prices reacted to Maduro’s capture while Bitcoin remained steady.
Derivatives

Oil prices just did the unthinkable after the Venezuela raid, and it hands Bitcoin a rare advantage

Everyone expected an oil spike, but the market is actually pricing a long-term supply shock that completely rewrites the liquidity roadmap for crypto.

6 min read Jan 5, 2026
A Bitcoin coin in front of the Federal Reserve building and financial news pages, symbolizing why strong macro headlines are failing to boost Bitcoin’s price momentum.
Analysis

Why doesn’t “good news” move Bitcoin anymore? Macro headwinds repeatedly fall flat

The "cuts are coming" narrative is failing to lift prices as high real yields and a cash crunch quietly suffocate the rally.

5 min read Jan 2, 2026
Stacks of Bitcoin coins inside a modern office with the Tether logo glowing in the background, illustrating Tether’s expanding BTC holdings after its Q4 2025 accumulation.
Digital Asset Treasuries

Tether just bought 8,888 Bitcoin, exposing a mechanical profit engine turning T-Bills into automatic crypto demand

As liabilities swell to record highs, this aggressive allocation strategy transforms the stablecoin from a passive dollar proxy into a massive, risk-on hedge fund.

5 min read Jan 2, 2026
Bitcoin coins resting on wet river rocks with flowing water, symbolizing early signs of liquidity returning to the market in 2026 and its potential impact on price.
Macro

The Fed just leaked a bullish liquidity signal that suggests Bitcoin can front-run a 2026 recovery

Kobeissi argues the "repo spike" was just noise; the real signal is a boring policy tweak that guarantees the money printer is back on for 2026.

9 min read Jan 2, 2026
A Bitcoin coin sits half-buried in heavy snowfall, symbolizing cooling market sentiment as the asset records a $1.2B net outflow during the holiday season.
ETF

Bitcoin ETFs failed a critical holiday stress test as $1.29 billion vanished through “tactical” positioning

Institutional "sticky" money proved fleeting as year-end books closed, dumping 14,500 BTC onto a market with dangerously thin liquidity.

5 min read Jan 2, 2026
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