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

Tether claims record $2.85 billion profit in Q4, still can’t afford an audit
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1 February, 2024

Tether claims record $2.85 billion profit in Q4, still can’t afford an audit

Tether noted that it prepared its reserves report "using the recognition and measurement principles" of the IFRS without making sufficient...
HyperVerse scam founder Xue ‘Sam’ Lee hit with criminal, civil fraud charges
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31 January, 2024

HyperVerse scam founder Xue ‘Sam’ Lee hit with criminal, civil fraud charges

The charges against Xue 'Sam' Lee, accusing him of orchestrating the scheme that took $1.89 billion from its 'investors' between...
Google okays BTC ETF ads, but will it matter?
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30 January, 2024

Google okays BTC ETF ads, but will it matter?

Following the announcement of its updated policy last December, Google begins permitting U.S. "crypto" trust issuers to advertise on its...
Ethereum’s decentralized mantra in tatters after execution of client bug
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26 January, 2024

Ethereum’s decentralized mantra in tatters after execution of client bug

8% of Ethereum PoS transaction validators began producing invalid blocks due to a flaw in the Nethermind client software, and...
Ethereum co-founders knew ETH was a security from the get-go, insider says
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26 January, 2024

Ethereum co-founders knew ETH was a security from the get-go, insider says

Ethereum insider Steven Nerayoff cements claims about Vitalik Buterin being one of "the biggest frauds," which he intends to detail...
Struggling miner Hut 8 pushes back on short-seller’s pump-and-dump claims
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25 January, 2024

Struggling miner Hut 8 pushes back on short-seller’s pump-and-dump claims

A report from a short-selling firm claims Hut 8 is setting its investors up for a pump-and-dump event, which the...