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

Senate Ag committee advances ‘crypto’ market structure bill
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30 January, 2026

Senate Ag committee advances ‘crypto’ market structure bill

U.S. Senate advances digital asset market structure legislation amid partisan tensions, with implications for crypto regulation and stablecoin policies.
Fidelity launching its own stablecoin, Tether loves gold
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29 January, 2026

Fidelity launching its own stablecoin, Tether loves gold

Wall Street firms push deeper into stablecoins as Fidelity prepares a dollar token on Ethereum, boosted by new U.S. rules...
Tether launches US-facing stablecoin, Circle investors say ‘meh’
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28 January, 2026

Tether launches US-facing stablecoin, Circle investors say ‘meh’

Tether launches USAT, a U.S.-compliant stablecoin aimed at competing with USDC, while addressing regulatory challenges and expanding market adoption.
US market structure delayed, government token stack compromised
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27 January, 2026

US market structure delayed, government token stack compromised

Winter storms delay Senate markup of the Commodity Intermediaries Act as partisan divisions and insider concerns cloud U.S. digital asset...
BTC network difficulty falls again as miners switch off
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23 January, 2026

BTC network difficulty falls again as miners switch off

As Bitcoin mining difficulty drops further, falling BTC prices has revived concerns over miner profitability as rewards hinge on volatile...
US digital asset market structure legislation: It’s complicated
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22 January, 2026

US digital asset market structure legislation: It’s complicated

Senate digital asset rules move forward without agreement, as the Agriculture Committee releases a 161-page Republican-only draft that Democrats haven’t...