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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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Primary Beat Bitcoin

DeFi Bearish

Crypto DeFi hacks cost 8,500% more than TradFi breaches per dollar moved

The DeFi experiment is near collapse and Wall Street is draining the swamp into the system it was built to replace

1 day ago

Polymarket prediction market odds surge on a phone as political news turns global events into a casino-like trade

Trading Bearish

Trump “not happy” with prediction markets – says world is a “casino” as Special Forces soldier arrested for insider trading on Polymarket

US Special Forces soldier faces DOJ and CFTC charges over alleged classified intel trades as prediction markets’ integrity comes under fire.

1 day ago

Bitcoin coin cracks a dark financial plaza overnight as US markets sleep and crude oil pressure stays muted

Macro Bearish

Bitcoin’s loses $78k while the US markets sleeps – risk takes over from oil as crude prices stay flat

Bitcoin’s pullback near $80K mirrors a risk-off move in equities, with oil and Fed expectations still framing the macro backdrop.

2 days ago

Analysis Bullish

Is Bitcoin 21 days away from a real bull market rally? Shorts pile in but spot demand is pushing back

Derivatives traders are still betting against BTC even as spot ETFs pull in fresh capital, setting up either a short squeeze or one more leg lower.

3 days ago

Naval patrol vessel leading a tanker through a narrow rocky strait in rough seas, reflecting an oil tanker attacked after being tricked by a fake crypto safe-passage scheme in the Strait of Hormuz

Scams Bearish

Oil tanker attacked after falling for crypto scam granting fake Strait of Hormuz safe passage

Oil tanker shot at after crew followed bogus crypto clearance to cross Strait of Hormuz, exposing new twist in maritime scams.

4 days ago

Bitcoin coin on a war-room map of Iran beside military analysts and red market screens, reflecting crypto trading becoming part of wartime propaganda during volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading

Politics Neutral

Iran calls out “digital oil” trade amid volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading

Iran just turned “digital oil” into a wartime target, and crypto’s role in global markets looks different now.

5 days ago

Bitcoin coin lodged in a deep crack between Wall Street and a rundown gas station street, symbolizing fragile markets as record highs clash with collapsing consumer confidence

TradFi Bearish

What happens to Bitcoin if the TradFi rally breaks? Wall Street keeps printing record highs but consumer confidence just hit rock bottom

Bitcoin sits between soaring stocks and struggling households — will it act like high‑beta risk or a true alternative if the gap snaps?

5 days ago

Cracked DeFi network display sparking in a tense office as worried team members look on, symbolizing doubts about whether the decentralized finance revolution is losing momentum six years after DeFi Summer

DeFi Bearish

Six years after “DeFi Summer” is the sun already setting on the decentralized finance revolution?

DeFi hits "trust squeeze" as hacks erode credibility and TradFi's tokenization surge could push it into something darker

5 days ago

Mining Bearish

Latest Bitcoin data proves BTC miners need price to retake $80k to stop lure of $4B in AI revenue

Yet top 10 public miners could earn $4.7B–$9.3B from BTC vs up to $4.1B in long-term AI contracts, reshaping Bitcoin’s security base.

1 week ago

Bitcoin-marked tanker moving through a narrow rocky strait at sunset, reflecting Bitcoin’s fragile window before ceasefire risk and another Hormuz closure threaten a price reversal

Politics Neutral

Bitcoin faces critical weekend test as Iran closes Strait after immediately disputing the US narrative on Hormuz deal

Bitcoin’s post-Hormuz rally faces a weekend test as Iran disputes Trump’s deal claims and shipping, oil, and bond risks remain unresolved.

1 week ago

Bear Market Neutral

Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000?

Whales quietly drain exchange supply as ETFs and treasuries test how Bitcoin behaves in a thinner, more fragile market.

1 week ago

Analysis Bearish

Trump family’s WLFI starts damage control but its new plan leaves holders who refuse the new terms locked indefinitely

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial scrambles to calm investors as critics warn the latest ‘fix’ could trap some WLFI holders for good.

1 week ago

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

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Crypto DeFi hacks cost 8,500% more than TradFi breaches per dollar moved

Trump “not happy” with prediction markets – says world is a “casino” as Special Forces soldier arrested for insider trading on Polymarket

Bitcoin’s loses $78k while the US markets sleeps – risk takes over from oil as crude prices stay flat

Is Bitcoin 21 days away from a real bull market rally? Shorts pile in but spot demand is pushing back

Oil tanker attacked after falling for crypto scam granting fake Strait of Hormuz safe passage

Iran calls out “digital oil” trade amid volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading

What happens to Bitcoin if the TradFi rally breaks? Wall Street keeps printing record highs but consumer confidence just hit rock bottom

Six years after “DeFi Summer” is the sun already setting on the decentralized finance revolution?

Latest Bitcoin data proves BTC miners need price to retake $80k to stop lure of $4B in AI revenue

Bitcoin faces critical weekend test as Iran closes Strait after immediately disputing the US narrative on Hormuz deal

Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000?

Trump family’s WLFI starts damage control but its new plan leaves holders who refuse the new terms locked indefinitely

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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