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 promotes star-spangled BTC, pitches USA as planet’s ‘crypto capital’
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29 July, 2024

Trump promotes star-spangled BTC, pitches USA as planet’s ‘crypto capital’

In his recent speech, Donald Trump vowed to "keep each and every [BTC] job" in the U.S. and ensure that...
UK fines Coinbase £3.5M for ‘repeated and material breaches’ of financial crime controls
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26 July, 2024

UK fines Coinbase £3.5M for ‘repeated and material breaches’ of financial crime controls

The FCA fined a £3.5 million (US$4.5 million) penalty on Coinbase's CB Payments Limited for "repeatedly breaching a requirement that...
Wright’s legal losses shift focus to BSV Blockchain’s superior technology
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24 July, 2024

Wright’s legal losses shift focus to BSV Blockchain’s superior technology

Craig Wright’s legal loss and his subsequent withdrawal from the limelight has removed a major impediment to people focusing on...
Swan Bitcoin capitulates, BTC miners shrink, consolidation grows, fears mount
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23 July, 2024

Swan Bitcoin capitulates, BTC miners shrink, consolidation grows, fears mount

The CEO of Swan Bitcoin shared that his firm "is unlikely to continue with our Managed Mining business" as the...
Trump’s VP pick JD Vance has ‘crypto’ bros cracking their wallets and licking their chops
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18 July, 2024

Trump’s VP pick JD Vance has ‘crypto’ bros cracking their wallets and licking their chops

Crypto bros rejoiced when Trump named Sen. J.D. Vance as his VP running mate, given the senator's pro-crypto history, his...
‘Crypto’ anti-money laundering efforts need to incorporate tradfi tools
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15 July, 2024

‘Crypto’ anti-money laundering efforts need to incorporate tradfi tools

Chainalysis details the extent to which money launderers use blockchain “to launder funds from a broader range of illicit activities...