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

Trump wins crypto bank license, White House seeks few good pirates
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18 August, 2026

Trump wins crypto bank license, White House seeks few good pirates

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial gets conditional U.S. bank approval as the SEC delays its crypto meeting, adding new twists to...
BitGo, Bullish, Galaxy, Gemini struggle as crypto winter persists
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14 August, 2026

BitGo, Bullish, Galaxy, Gemini struggle as crypto winter persists

Bullish, Gemini, and BitGo face crypto trading declines in Q2 2026 as tokenization, stablecoins, and institutional services gain focus.
With Congress away, federal agencies play at crypto rulemaking
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13 August, 2026

With Congress away, federal agencies play at crypto rulemaking

U.S. crypto regulation shifts as the SEC, CFTC, and OCC pursue new rules for digital assets, prediction markets, tokenization, and...
Miners giving up on BTC as crypto traders also ‘pivoting to AI’
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12 August, 2026

Miners giving up on BTC as crypto traders also ‘pivoting to AI’

Rising challenges in Bitcoin mining are pushing miners toward AI, as operators seek new ways to put their power and...
CLARITY punted to September as parties, stakeholders far apart
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11 August, 2026

CLARITY punted to September as parties, stakeholders far apart

U.S. crypto market structure talks are delayed until September as Senate Democrats and Republicans remain divided over key issues in...
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...