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

DCG’s Barry Silbert shorted Tether, pitched Winklevii on merging Genesis, Gemini
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11 March, 2024

DCG’s Barry Silbert shorted Tether, pitched Winklevii on merging Genesis, Gemini

The proposed Gemini-Genesis-Digital Currency Group partnership would rival Coinbase and FTX, but Barry Silbert backpedaled with the suggested merger, citing...
Coinbase protests as judge declares token trades are securities transactions
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6 March, 2024

Coinbase protests as judge declares token trades are securities transactions

Coinbase filed a notice to Judge Polk Failla on March 5, saying that Judge Lin's ruling "was procured against an...
Tether responsible for 84% of ‘pig butchering’ transaction volume
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5 March, 2024

Tether responsible for 84% of ‘pig butchering’ transaction volume

A new report by John Griffin and graduate student Kevin Mei made waves last week, claiming that pig butchering has...
BSV blockchain’s new Network Access Rules honor Satoshi Nakamoto’s unilateral contract
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23 February, 2024

BSV blockchain’s new Network Access Rules honor Satoshi Nakamoto’s unilateral contract

The BSV Association has announced the implementation of a suite of security enhancements to the BSV blockchain, which include Network...
Tether noncommittal on future of USDT on Tron after Circle pulls USDC
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23 February, 2024

Tether noncommittal on future of USDT on Tron after Circle pulls USDC

Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, said it was immediately halting new mints of USDC on Tron...
Circle asks US gov’t to target Tether’s US asset custodian Cantor Fitzgerald
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19 February, 2024

Circle asks US gov’t to target Tether’s US asset custodian Cantor Fitzgerald

Circle's CEO said some digital asset firms claim to abide by the govt's AML/CFT standards but do otherwise while warning...