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

Stablecoin growth hinges on education, trust and agentic rails
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24 September, 2026

Stablecoin growth hinges on education, trust and agentic rails

Stablecoins are gaining traction, driven by trust and education, with significant growth in cross-border transactions and domestic peer-to-peer activity.
Prediction markets behaving badly, but will regulators act?
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24 September, 2026

Prediction markets behaving badly, but will regulators act?

Prediction markets face fresh wash-trading allegations as platforms expand beyond sports betting, with crypto price wagers emerging as a potential...
Binance takes $100M Circle stake but can’t shake Iran probes
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23 September, 2026

Binance takes $100M Circle stake but can’t shake Iran probes

Binance expands its USDC partnership with Circle in a five-year deal, taking a $100 million stake as new reports raise...
Stablecoin banks get US licenses, even if customers are robots
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23 September, 2026

Stablecoin banks get US licenses, even if customers are robots

OCC approves crypto bank charters, including an AI-agent bank, as GOP support for CLARITY stablecoin rewards changes emerges.
Could AI agents kill Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc?
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22 September, 2026

Could AI agents kill Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc?

Circle’s USDC leads AI-agent payments as Apple, Google and Tether expand into stablecoins, tokenized finance and blockchain infrastructure.
CLARITY blame + crypto guilt = midterm revenge
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22 September, 2026

CLARITY blame + crypto guilt = midterm revenge

CLARITY Act stalls as the CFTC and SEC advance crypto rules, while Coinbase's CEO faces scrutiny and Fairshake plans new...