Melinek, Pompliano teaming up on Token Relations

Former TechCrunch senior reporter Jacquelyn Melinek and investor Anthony Pompliano are launching Token Relations, which aims to help blockchains and crypto projects improve their visibility. Melinek is launching a crypto podcast and newsletter, “Talking Tokens,” to operate under the Token Relations brand to bring on executives and ecosystem players from partnered chains to help them reach a broader […]

Beganski joining Decrypt as staff writer

Andre Beganski

Andre Beganski is joining Decrypt Media as a staff writer, starting next week. He previously worked for Decrypt before leaving in November 2023 to join Coinage Media. Beganski holds a bachelor’s degree from Baruch College and a master’s degree from CUNY’s Newmark School of Journalism.

Senior crypto reporter Melinek departs TechCrunch

TechCrunch senior crypto reporter Jacquelyn Melinek has left for a new opportunity. “I’m starting something new that I’m passionate about and wildly excited for,” wrote Melinek on LinkedIn. She has been at TechCrunch for two years. Before that, she had been at Blockworks covering digital assets, specifically cryptocurrency. She previously was part of the S&P Global […]

Decrypt hires Gladwin to cover crypto

Ryan Gladwin

Decrypt Media has hired Ryan Gladwin to cover cryptocurrency, technology and gaming. He will start April 8. Gladwin has been a freelance writer writing about crypto, careers, and culture. He has been published in Fortune, Business Insider, Vice and others. He is a graduate of the University of Essex.

The Information hires Yang to cover crypto

Meredith Mazzilli, an editor at The Information, sent out the following on Wednesday: Team, We’re thrilled to announce that Yueqi Yang will be joining The Information as a crypto reporter based in New York. Yueqi comes to us from Bloomberg, where she’s been covering crypto exchanges and the intersection of crypto and Wall Street for […]

CoinDesk’s Braun now co-hosting “Markets Daily” podcast

CoinDesk reporter Helene Braun is now co-hosting the news organization’s “Markets Daily” podcast. The “Markets Daily” show runs on Spotify and Youtube. Braun covers news about Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and updates on crypto exchanges. She is also the co-host of CoinDesk’s Markets Daily show on Spotify and Youtube. H […]

Bloomberg hires Weeks as a senior editor

Bloomberg News has hired Ryan Weeks as a senior editor, focused on cryptocurrency news in Asia. He starts on Monday and will be based in Kuala Lumpur. Weeks is deals editor at the The Block, focused on fundraising, M&A and institutional trends in the crypto space, among other things. He previously worked at Financial News, Dow Jones […]

Ross named news editor at Blockworks

Katherine Ross has been named news editor at cryptocurrency news site Blockworks. She was a senior breaking news reporter based in Austin. She worked as a senior producer and correspondent at TheStreet for five years prior to joining Blockworks. Ross holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus on journalism from Sarah Lawrence.

Lewitinn hired as managing editor of The Block

Lawrence Lewitinn has been hired as managing editor of cryptocurrency site The Block. He has most recently been co-host of CoinDesk TV’s flagship daily program, “First Mover.” Lewitinn was also managing editor of markets at CoinDesk. He previously was editor in chief of Modern Consensus, a new website covering the cryptocurrency and blockchain markets. Lewitinn was […]

Crypto company sues Forbes reporter Farivar

Cyrus Farivar, a tech reporter at Forbes, has been sued by the parent company behind a cryptocurrency called “Bitcoin Latinum” for an article he wrote about a lawsuit it filed, reports Mike Masnick of Techdirt.com. Masnick reports, “Given that the word ‘Latinum’ apparently comes from a currency in Star Trek, and one of the claims in […]