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.

Article by Steven Stradbrooke

Block reward mining Q2: Losses rising faster than revenue
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7 August, 2026

Block reward mining Q2: Losses rising faster than revenue

Block reward miners faced mounting pressure in the second quarter as weak BTC prices squeezed profitability and AI expansion drove...
Circle shrugs off stablecoin profit fall, preps launch of Arc mainnet
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6 August, 2026

Circle shrugs off stablecoin profit fall, preps launch of Arc mainnet

Circle's Q2 report reveals rising revenue but declining profits amid shifting interest rates and strong competition in the stablecoin market.
White House silence on crypto ethics could doom CLARITY Act
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5 August, 2026

White House silence on crypto ethics could doom CLARITY Act

The CLARITY Act faces mounting uncertainty as Senate inaction, a looming recess, and the absence of White House support threaten...
Tether compares apples to oranges to claim Q2 ‘profit’
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3 August, 2026

Tether compares apples to oranges to claim Q2 ‘profit’

Tether's quarterly financial update faces criticism for changing key profit metrics, prompting renewed questions about transparency and performance.
Coinbase posts third straight quarterly loss as retail traders give up
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31 July, 2026

Coinbase posts third straight quarterly loss as retail traders give up

Coinbase extends its losing streak with another quarterly loss as weaker trading activity and changing user behavior weigh on the...
Poolin bankrupt, Core Scientific pays $42M to end Proto deal
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30 July, 2026

Poolin bankrupt, Core Scientific pays $42M to end Proto deal

Block reward mining faces mounting pressure as firms pivot to AI, Poolin files for bankruptcy, and Kazakhstan offers cheaper power...