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 to hype mining at BTC conference because selfish is as selfish does
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12 July, 2024

Trump to hype mining at BTC conference because selfish is as selfish does

Donald Trump managed to maintain his polling lead but refused to become lax, with rumors that the former U.S. president...
Tether fuels Cambodian digital marketplace that fuels ‘pig butchering’ scams
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11 July, 2024

Tether fuels Cambodian digital marketplace that fuels ‘pig butchering’ scams

Elliptic reported on Huione Guarantee, a digital marketplace that has become a hub for ‘pig butchering’ scams, and Tether's USDT...
What do Celsius Network, Paxful, Tether and Northern Data have in common?
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10 July, 2024

What do Celsius Network, Paxful, Tether and Northern Data have in common?

One of Celsius's bankruptcy casualties involved the Paxful digital wallet, and several months after Celsius blew up, Tether made a...
South Korean exchanges to step up monitoring as global fraud, exploits surge
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8 July, 2024

South Korean exchanges to step up monitoring as global fraud, exploits surge

With blockchain-based scams on the rise, South Korea will go ahead with the operation of its monitoring system this mid-July...
Coinbase seeks SEC chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails, FDIC documents
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5 July, 2024

Coinbase seeks SEC chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails, FDIC documents

Coinbase's attorneys filed a letter to Judge Katherine Polk Fail in response to the SEC's motion to "quash Coinbase's subpoena...
SEC, California, Federal Reserve beat Silvergate Bank’s dead horse
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3 July, 2024

SEC, California, Federal Reserve beat Silvergate Bank’s dead horse

The U.S. securities regulator announced that it had filed charges against Silvergate Capital Corporation, which operated the California-based 'crypto-friendly' Silvergate...