{"id":555864,"date":"2026-08-19T00:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=555864"},"modified":"2026-08-19T01:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:02:16","slug":"hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/","title":{"rendered":"HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record"},"content":{"rendered":"

HIVE Digital Technologies booked an $84.7 million non-cash Swedish tax provision tied to contested VAT exposure after adverse court rulings led it to change its accounting assessment.<\/p>\n

Despite receiving 1,004 BTC during the quarter, the provision helped drive a $142.9 million GAAP net loss. The current-liability label does not establish that an immediate cash payment is due, and HIVE\u2019s filings do not disclose a payment timetable.<\/p>\n

The Swedish tax provision<\/a> exceeded HIVE\u2019s $79.1 million quarterly revenue and equaled about 40.7% of its $208 million cash balance. At Bitcoin's intraday high of $65,058.61 on Aug. 18, the amount was equivalent to roughly 1,215 BTC, or 21.5% more than HIVE<\/a> produced during the quarter.<\/p>\n

HIVE reported<\/a> $72.1 million of crypto mining revenue and 1,004 BTC received, up 147% from 406 BTC a year earlier. Its loss also reflected $53.7 million of depreciation, $7.1 million of share-based compensation and a $7.1 million derivative valuation change, so the full $142.9 million cannot be attributed to Sweden.<\/p>\n

\"Infographic<\/a>
HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish VAT provision equals 40.7% of quarterly cash, alongside $142.9 million in GAAP net losses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
\n \n
\n Related Reading<\/span>\n

Latest Bitcoin data proves BTC miners need price to retake $80k to stop lure of $4B in AI revenue<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n

Swedish tax provision: What HIVE booked and what remains unresolved<\/h2>\n

HIVE\u2019s filing breaks the provision into about $76.6 million in disputed input VAT, $1.5 million in tax supplements, and $6.6 million in interest.<\/p>\n

It covers Swedish Tax Agency decisions or proposed decisions totaling SEK 769.6 million, plus SEK 52.4 million for later periods through June 30 that had not yet received a decision but involved the same facts. Interest continues to accrue until settlement, so the ultimate exposure may be higher than the booked amount.<\/p>\n

HIVE applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court on July 20, although its Swedish counsel assessed the prospect of a favorable outcome there as remote. The company continues to dispute the assessments, so recognizing the provision did not resolve the case.<\/p>\n

Swedish primary guidance distinguishes mining or verification without identifiable counterparties from supplying external compute capacity for fixed consideration. But the Swedish Tax Agency guidance<\/a> and a January advance ruling<\/a> are not rulings on HIVE\u2019s facts and do not settle its dispute.<\/p>\n

HIVE\u2019s March 31 annual filing<\/a> said it had not paid a separately demanded SEK 84 million, about $9.4 million, tranche as of that date. HIVE\u2019s latest quarterly filing discloses the larger provision but does not say that HIVE later paid an assessment, posted security, or received a firm payment timetable.<\/p>\n

That leaves cash timing unresolved while interest continues to run and the remaining appeal faces a low probability of success under the company\u2019s own legal assessment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The non-cash liability equals about 41% of cash, while HIVE\u2019s filings leave the payment timetable unresolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":556091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77952,77968,60793,2376,5790],"tags":[81073,76769,78295,77433,75195],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSwedish tax provision: HIVE booked $84.7M, exceeding revenue<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HIVE booked an $84.7M Swedish tax provision that exceeded quarterly revenue, while filings leave the payment timetable unresolved.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HIVE booked an $84.7M Swedish tax provision that exceeded quarterly revenue, while filings leave the payment timetable unresolved.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-18T23:40:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-19T00:02:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hive-bitcoin-tax-flood.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Liam 'Akiba' Wright\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@akibablade\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Liam 'Akiba' Wright\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/#person\",\"name\":\"Liam 'Akiba' Wright\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/#authorimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Liam 'Akiba' Wright\"},\"jobTitle\":\"Editor-in-Chief\",\"description\":\"Liam \u201cAkiba\u201d Wright is CryptoSlate\u2019s Editor-in-Chief, reporter and podcast producer, focused on decentralized tech\u2019s positive impact.\",\"worksFor\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.akiba.gg\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/akibablade\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/liamandrewwright\",\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/liam-wright\"]},\"headline\":\"HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-18T23:40:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-19T00:02:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/\"},\"wordCount\":435,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Bitcoin\",\"BTC\",\"mining\",\"payments\",\"regulation\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Earnings\",\"Featured\",\"Legal\",\"Mining\",\"Taxes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/\",\"name\":\"Swedish tax provision: HIVE booked $84.7M, exceeding revenue\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-18T23:40:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-19T00:02:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"HIVE booked an $84.7M Swedish tax provision that exceeded quarterly revenue, while filings leave the payment timetable unresolved.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"description\":\"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"NewsMediaOrganization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"CryptoSlate\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews\",\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ\",\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews\"],\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"ownershipFundingInfo\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/\",\"correctionsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"ethicsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"foundingDate\":\"2017-08-04\",\"founder\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Nate Whitehill\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Matthew Blancarte\"}],\"contactPoint\":[{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"customer support\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"sales\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/?topic=advertising#contact-form\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"email\":\"tips@cryptoslate.com\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"}],\"masthead\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ea2b02b41a7478e18d903ca8eec4979e\",\"name\":\"Liam 'Akiba' Wright\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Liam 'Akiba' Wright\"},\"description\":\"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.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.akiba.gg\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/akibablade\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akibablade\"],\"award\":[\"Most improved footballer - 1992\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"Python\",\"Javascript\",\"PHP\",\"HTML\",\"Agentic Software\",\"Machine Learning\",\"2000s emo music\",\"Manchester United\"],\"knowsLanguage\":[\"English\",\"Spanish\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Swedish tax provision: HIVE booked $84.7M, exceeding revenue","description":"HIVE booked an $84.7M Swedish tax provision that exceeded quarterly revenue, while filings leave the payment timetable unresolved.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record","og_description":"HIVE booked an $84.7M Swedish tax provision that exceeded quarterly revenue, while filings leave the payment timetable unresolved.","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/","og_site_name":"CryptoSlate","article_published_time":"2026-08-18T23:40:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-19T00:02:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hive-bitcoin-tax-flood.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Liam 'Akiba' Wright","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@akibablade","twitter_site":"@cryptoslate","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Liam 'Akiba' Wright","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/#person","name":"Liam 'Akiba' Wright","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/#authorimage","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-300x300.jpg","caption":"Liam 'Akiba' Wright"},"jobTitle":"Editor-in-Chief","description":"Liam \u201cAkiba\u201d Wright is CryptoSlate\u2019s Editor-in-Chief, reporter and podcast producer, focused on decentralized tech\u2019s positive impact.","worksFor":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.akiba.gg","https:\/\/x.com\/akibablade","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/liamandrewwright","https:\/\/muckrack.com\/liam-wright"]},"headline":"HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record","datePublished":"2026-08-18T23:40:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-19T00:02:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/"},"wordCount":435,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["Bitcoin","BTC","mining","payments","regulation"],"articleSection":["Earnings","Featured","Legal","Mining","Taxes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/","name":"Swedish tax provision: HIVE booked $84.7M, exceeding revenue","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-08-18T23:40:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-19T00:02:16+00:00","description":"HIVE booked an $84.7M Swedish tax provision that exceeded quarterly revenue, while filings leave the payment timetable unresolved.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/hives-84-7-million-swedish-tax-provision-eclipsed-revenue-even-as-bitcoin-output-hit-a-record\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HIVE\u2019s $84.7 million Swedish tax provision eclipsed revenue even as Bitcoin output hit a record"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","name":"CryptoSlate","description":"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization","name":"CryptoSlate","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"CryptoSlate"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews","https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ","https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews"],"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","foundingDate":"2017-08-04","founder":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nate Whitehill"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Matthew Blancarte"}],"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer support","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"sales","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/?topic=advertising#contact-form","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"newsroom","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","email":"tips@cryptoslate.com","availableLanguage":"en-US"}],"masthead":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ea2b02b41a7478e18d903ca8eec4979e","name":"Liam 'Akiba' Wright","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/profile-liam-akiba-wright-150x150.jpg","caption":"Liam 'Akiba' Wright"},"description":"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.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.akiba.gg","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/akibablade","https:\/\/twitter.com\/akibablade"],"award":["Most improved footballer - 1992"],"knowsAbout":["Python","Javascript","PHP","HTML","Agentic Software","Machine Learning","2000s emo music","Manchester United"],"knowsLanguage":["English","Spanish"],"url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/liam-akiba-wright\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555864"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555864"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":556153,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555864\/revisions\/556153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555864"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=555864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}