Gkritsi to cover crypto for CoinDesk
Eliza Gkritsi, a senior mining reporter at CoinDesk, is now covering the crypto and artificial beat. She joined CoinDesk in July 2021 as a mining reporter. Previously, Gkritsi reported for TechNode.com and interned at WikiTribune. Gkritsi has a B.A. from the University of York and a MSc. From The London School of Economics and Political […]
CoinDesk’s Napolitano now covering US courts
CoinDesk reporter Elizabeth Napolitano is now the U.S. court reporter for the regulations, policy and legal reporting team. She has been a data journalist at CoinDesk, where she reports on topics such as decentralized finance, centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, altcoins and Web3. She has covered technology and business for NBC News and CBS News. In 2022, she received […]
How the Argentine financial crisis influenced Casey’s crypto coverage
Russell Sherman of “Press Profiles” interviewed CoinDesk chief content officer Michael Casey about his career. Casey began covering cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and digital assets when he was at The Wall Street Journal. “2013 is the moment I had this ‘a-ha’ moment,” said Casey. Casey spent six years covering the Argentine financial crisis, which influenced his coverage of […]
Crypto site CoinDesk lays off 14, none in editorial
Cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk laid off 14 people on Monday, though none of them were on the editorial side of the operation. A spokeswoman confirmed the cuts and provided the following statement: Yesterday, CoinDesk, Inc had to make the difficult decision during the ongoing crypto winter to pare back on some non-core projects and consolidate […]
CoinDesk promotes Sanasie to news anchor and producer
Jennifer Sanasie is now a news anchor and producer at CoinDesk. Recently, she served as an on-air host of “The Hash,” CoinDesk’s daily crypto news show. Previously, Sanasie served as head of communications and multimedia advisor at blockchain service provider Game7. She worked as a video producer and host at CryptoVantage and was a senior […]
How CoinDesk plans to use AI
Pete Pachal, chief of staff for content at CoinDesk, writes about how the site will use artificial intelligence in writing stories: Pachal writes, “With that in mind, CoinDesk will allow generative text to be used in some articles, subject to the following rules. The generative text must be: Run through plagiarism-detection software Checked that its […]
CoinMarketCap acquisition of CoinDesk now on hold
CoinMarketCap’s acquisition of cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk is on hold, reports Jon Rice of Blockworks. Binance Capital Management is the majority owner of CoinMarketCap Rice reports, “One source told Blockworks last month that initial talks between CoinDesk and Binance broke down, as the exchange anticipated a mass exodus of journalists from the news company if it became […]
CoinDesk promotes De to managing editor, global policy and regulation
Nikhilesh De, a news reporter at CoinDesk, has been appointed managing editor of global policy and regulation. Previously, De contributed to online business and finance journal Dentists Money Digest. He contributed to, was a staff writer, correspondent and news editor at Targum Publishing Co. De has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies from […]
CoinDesk wins Polk Award for Bankman-Fried coverage
The George Polk Award for financial reporting has been awarded to Ian Allison and Tracy Wang of the digital currency news source CoinDesk for stories that brought young Sam Bankman-Fried and his supposed $32 billion crypto currency empire crashing down in just 10 days. Allison exposed suspicious dealings between two entities Bankman-Fried controlled and Wang […]
CoinDesk names Keoun its ME of tech and protocols
Cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk has named Brad Keoun its managing editor for tech and protocols. He had been managing editor for markets, which will now be overseen by James Rubin and Omkar Godbole. Keoun has been with CoinDesk for three and a half years. He previously was senior global finance and economics correspondent at TheStreet.com. A longtime […]
