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

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 decentralized technology has the potential…

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Total Articles 2,171

Since Mar 2022

Last Active Apr 24, 2026

Primary Beat Bitcoin

IRS agent near a police vehicle as a laptop displays Bitcoin transactions, symbolizing rising crypto tax scrutiny and the need to prove cost basis for reported sales

Taxes Neutral

New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpay

Brokers are reporting 2025 proceeds without cost basis, so a “done in one click” import can quietly inflate gains.

2 months ago

Ethereum coin on rain-soaked city street at night with blurred car lights, symbolizing insider selling as Peter Thiel exits an ETH treasury company trade

Digital Asset Treasuries Neutral

Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August

ETH sales, a massive note redemption, and thin carry make this zero line feel like a warning shot.

2 months ago

Wallets Neutral

Understanding XRP network health in 2026 without the counting noise

Build a watchlist that flags participation shifts and separates exchange spikes from true payment usage.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin positioned inside a gold floor circle in a corporate lobby, symbolizing a defined buy zone as ETF-driven capital reshapes BTC market dynamics

Bear Market Bullish

Bitcoin’s next bull run may start soon if it drops into this historic “buy zone”

One major roadblock for 'dip buyer' remains as Bitcoin faces a slide to ~$50,000 if ETF outflows don’t stop in the next 30 days.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin in a rusted wheelbarrow spilling embers off a cliff above a city skyline, symbolizing a fifth straight red month as ETF outflows weigh on BTC prices

ETF Bearish

Bitcoin on track to equal its most bearish period in history – only one price matters now

After over $2 billion in Bitcoin ETF outflows recently, BTC is down 12% month-on-month heading for a new record in March.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin on a city ledge near Wall Street with stacks of cash in the foreground, illustrating limited liquidity to buy the dip and potential rotation of trillions into Bitcoin if prices remain low

Market Bullish

Bitcoin eyes $7.7T sidelined dollars as Wall Street runs out of cash to “buy the dip”

Bitcoin moves get scarier as institutional traders run out of “fast cash” with most funds parked earning yield with slow TradFi settlement times.

2 months ago

Silver digital dollar coin on a boardroom table under dramatic light, symbolizing the CLARITY Act debate over who compensates Americans for holding digital dollars

Politics Neutral

CLARITY Act is turning into a proxy war over who pays Americans for holding “digital dollars”

Section 404 Not Found: the ‘who pays Americans’ page is still missing from the most watched crypto bill of the year.

2 months ago

Bear Market Bullish

Bitcoin refuses to lose $70,000 this weekend. Was my $49k bottom call wrong?

Bitcoin must reclaim $71,500 before Monday to confirm a local bottom after softening inflation data in CPI release.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin on an icy ledge as a bear prowls across a frozen crevasse, symbolizing a bear-market bottom nearing a buy zone with more downside risk ahead

Bear Market Bullish

Early Bitcoin bottom signals are starting to flash as BTC is still down $20k as stocks rip

Bitcoin’s bottom won’t be emotional this time as one boring metric decides the timeframe.

2 months ago

Macro Bullish

Bitcoin spikes 6% on softer US inflation but government data has holes that haven’t been fixed

Bitcoin watches 3.52% 2-year yield as $307B stablecoin cash waits and the next CPI date decides risk.

2 months ago

Regulation Neutral

CFTC’s 35-seat crypto “war room” changes the SEC fight — here’s what’s at stake

CFTC just named Coinbase, Ripple, Uniswap, Solana and Chainlink leaders to its committee — here’s why.

2 months ago

ETF Neutral

The company holding all Bitcoin ETF coins is losing money, resurfacing questions about centralization

Custody is supposed to be boring, but concentration risk makes every bad quarter feel like a stress test.

2 months ago

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

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New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpay

Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August

Understanding XRP network health in 2026 without the counting noise

Bitcoin’s next bull run may start soon if it drops into this historic “buy zone”

Bitcoin on track to equal its most bearish period in history – only one price matters now

Bitcoin eyes $7.7T sidelined dollars as Wall Street runs out of cash to “buy the dip”

CLARITY Act is turning into a proxy war over who pays Americans for holding “digital dollars”

Bitcoin refuses to lose $70,000 this weekend. Was my $49k bottom call wrong?

Early Bitcoin bottom signals are starting to flash as BTC is still down $20k as stocks rip

Bitcoin spikes 6% on softer US inflation but government data has holes that haven’t been fixed

CFTC’s 35-seat crypto “war room” changes the SEC fight — here’s what’s at stake

The company holding all Bitcoin ETF coins is losing money, resurfacing questions about centralization

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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