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

Silvergate slumps as US senators seek answers on FTX ties
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7 December, 2022

Silvergate slumps as US senators seek answers on FTX ties

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane slams “speculation and misinformation” on his firm's alleged instability following the FTX collapse, insisting that its...
Coinbase slams FTX/Apple/FUD, Circle scraps public listing
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6 December, 2022

Coinbase slams FTX/Apple/FUD, Circle scraps public listing

Coinbase is slamming bankrupt rival digital asset exchange FTX’s accounting practices, Apple’s NFT policies, and any other bad news, while...
Tether panics as loan scrutiny mounts, throws Alameda under bus
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5 December, 2022

Tether panics as loan scrutiny mounts, throws Alameda under bus

Tether claims it has sufficient reserves to back the more than $65 billion worth of USDT stablecoin out in the...
Not cool: Salvadorans scammed millions via ‘Chivo’ BTC wallet
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5 December, 2022

Not cool: Salvadorans scammed millions via ‘Chivo’ BTC wallet

El Salvador accumulated losses of up to $24 million of taxpayers' monies tied to the failure of the BTC digital...
Bankrupt BlockFi seeks FTX assets, SBF’s true confessions continue
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30 November, 2022

Bankrupt BlockFi seeks FTX assets, SBF’s true confessions continue

The bankruptcy of digital asset lending/custodial platform BlockFi is the latest casualty of the FTX exchange’s collapse, while FTX’s founder...
FTX, Tether’s Bahamas banker linked to questionable US bank purchase
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25 November, 2022

FTX, Tether’s Bahamas banker linked to questionable US bank purchase

FTX's initial Bankruptcy Court hearing in Delaware raises questions about how SBF's Alameda acquired an ownership stake in a U.S....