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

Sam Bankman-Fried losing Robinhood shares, judge’s sympathy
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4 September, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried losing Robinhood shares, judge’s sympathy

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan denied a motion by SBF’s attorneys to preclude the DOJ from introducing evidence the government...
Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin’s Chinese connection: How deep does it go?
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29 August, 2023

Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin’s Chinese connection: How deep does it go?

Blockchain detectives are claiming that Ethereum and Vitalik Buterin are allegedly financially beholden to Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group, which has...
Questions raised as Coinbase, Circle rejig USDC stablecoin relationship
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23 August, 2023

Questions raised as Coinbase, Circle rejig USDC stablecoin relationship

Circle assumes "direct accountability" for USDC following the dissolution of the Centre consortium as a stand-alone entity, with plans to...
BitGo raises $100 million, won’t say who’s paying this piper
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17 August, 2023

BitGo raises $100 million, won’t say who’s paying this piper

BitGo claims its relatively high valuation this year compared to the last is due to a jump in new clients,...
Sam Bankman-Fried takes his prison pills, Ryan Salame takes the fifth
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15 August, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried takes his prison pills, Ryan Salame takes the fifth

The U.S. prosecutors filed another superseding indictment accusing SBF of stealing “billions of dollars” from FTX customers while Salame invoked...
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried headed to jail for violating bail conditions
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12 August, 2023

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried headed to jail for violating bail conditions

The disgraced founder of the collapsed FTX digital asset exchange, is heading to jail for violating the terms of his...