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

US banking watchdog preserves stablecoin rewards loophole
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22 October, 2026

US banking watchdog preserves stablecoin rewards loophole

OCC finalizes GENIUS Act rules, leaving a stablecoin rewards loophole as the SEC advances crypto rules and firms reject OKXICE...
Stablecoins moving $400M/hour as Visa, Mastercard fight for share
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22 October, 2026

Stablecoins moving $400M/hour as Visa, Mastercard fight for share

Stablecoin transfers exceed $400M hourly, USD1 drops 10% in market cap, and Mastercard expands secure stablecoin offerings, keeping pace with...
US ‘crypto council’ a ghost town, third-party tokenization hard sell
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20 October, 2026

US ‘crypto council’ a ghost town, third-party tokenization hard sell

Patrick Witt leaves the White House Crypto Council as Tether-Nuxum payments draw scrutiny, and the CFTC, SEC, and OKXICE tokenization...
USDC is EU’s first ‘significant’ stablecoin, Circle defends economics
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20 October, 2026

USDC is EU’s first ‘significant’ stablecoin, Circle defends economics

USDC becomes the EU’s first ‘significant’ stablecoin under MiCA as Circle defends its economics and plans expansion into emerging markets.
Russia’s A7A5 stablecoin network says it’s totally gone legit
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16 October, 2026

Russia’s A7A5 stablecoin network says it’s totally gone legit

Stablecoins win emerging markets, regulators fret over cross-border runs, and Russia’s A7 sanctions machine claims it’s gone legit. Color us...
US community banks sue feds to halt crypto bank licenses
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15 October, 2026

US community banks sue feds to halt crypto bank licenses

Community banks sue the OCC over crypto trust charters, BofA gets a $1.2B AML fine, and DoJ probes whether Binance...