Steven Stradbrooke

Steven Stradbrooke is a ‘self-taught’ writer who learned his craft from every book, newspaper, magazine, newsletter, snarky blog post and bathroom wall poem he ever read. Formerly the senior writer for 11 years at the CalvinAyre.com gambling industry news site, Steven wrote his first Bitcoin-focused article in 2011 and began contributing to CoinGeek in 2017. He joined CoinGeek full-time in 2021.

Latest Articles by Steven Stradbrooke

CFTC keeps finding new ways to define crypto, sports betting
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13 October, 2026

CFTC keeps finding new ways to define crypto, sports betting

CFTC unveils CAM and CTX crypto proposals, defends sports contracts as swaps despite NFL pushback, and faces a possible GAO...
SEC okays 3x leveraged ETFs, mulls first tokenized equities
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13 October, 2026

SEC okays 3x leveraged ETFs, mulls first tokenized equities

SEC okays 3x leveraged BTC and ETH ETFs, proposes crypto custody rules and weighs OKXICE’s tokenized stock bid, while the...
Trump’s latest crypto dinner leaving bad taste in supporters’ mouths
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2 October, 2026

Trump’s latest crypto dinner leaving bad taste in supporters’ mouths

Crypto spent $13M on D.C. lobbyists in 2026, yet the CLARITY Act failed. Meanwhile, $TRUMP plans another dinner, and PACs...
CFTC redefining ‘swaps’ to protect prediction market sports bets
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2 October, 2026

CFTC redefining ‘swaps’ to protect prediction market sports bets

CFTC touts year-end enforcement wins, seeks new swap rules for prediction markets, and eyes Adam Kinzinger as Congress widens its...
HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin gets a name, euro-backed tokens soar
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1 October, 2026

HSBC Hong Kong stablecoin gets a name, euro-backed tokens soar

HSBC RedCoin launches in Hong Kong as Asia's stablecoin use grows; meanwhile, the UAE pilots dirham payments, and euro stablecoins...
Bitget loses $388M after DPRK hack; was Coinbase hacked too?
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1 October, 2026

Bitget loses $388M after DPRK hack; was Coinbase hacked too?

Bitget recovers from a $351.6M exploit as stolen crypto moves through THORChain, while Coinbase denies claims it concealed attacks worth...