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.

Latest Articles by Steven Stradbrooke

Signature Bank in money laundering probe, auction buyer must ditch crypto ops
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16 March, 2023

Signature Bank in money laundering probe, auction buyer must ditch crypto ops

Signature Bank was under federal investigation for suspected money laundering by its crypto clients before the New York financial institution...
New York’s KuCoin lawsuit calls ETH a ‘speculative’ security
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11 March, 2023

New York’s KuCoin lawsuit calls ETH a ‘speculative’ security

New York’s Attorney General is accusing the KuCoin digital asset exchange of violating state laws on selling unregistered securities, specifically...
Silvergate Bank enters liquidation; Signature in short-seller sights
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10 March, 2023

Silvergate Bank enters liquidation; Signature in short-seller sights

Silvergate Capital Corporation cites the recent regulatory developments for its decision to liquidate the bank, while Signature stresses its ties...
Hexicans panic as Richard Heart’s social media ditches HEX
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10 March, 2023

Hexicans panic as Richard Heart’s social media ditches HEX

Heart’s social media cleanup strongly suggests that he just recently realized that simply repeating that ‘HEX isn’t a security’ isn’t...
Crypto’s US banking access more uncertain than ever
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8 March, 2023

Crypto’s US banking access more uncertain than ever

Silvergate has been living on borrowed time since it failed to file its latest financial report with the U.S. Securities...
‘Crypto’ firms unbank themselves from struggling Silvergate
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3 March, 2023

‘Crypto’ firms unbank themselves from struggling Silvergate

Silvergate notified the U.S. SEC that it wouldn't be filing the annual report on its fiscal health by March 16,...