CoinDesk retracts two articles
Crypto industry news outlet CoinDesk has retracted two opinion articles criticizing the founder of the cryptocurrency TRON and the head of U.S. investigations at Chainalysis, which specializes in financial analysis and forensics of crypto, reports Gizmodo’s Mack DeGeurin. DeGeurin writes, “CoinDesk claims the articles were removed because they contained ‘personal attacks’ lodged against the two, […]
CoinDesk lays off 45% of editorial staff
Crypto media company CoinDesk has laid off 45% of its editorial staff, or 20 people, as its parent company Digital Currency Group plans to bring on strategic investors, reports Frank Chaparro of The Block. Chaparro reports, “The company, which was founded in 2013, announced the layoffs internally on Monday, according to a memo reviewed by The […]
Derrick named ME for Cryptonews.com
Jayson Derrick has been hired by Cryptonews.com to be its managing editor. Prior to that he was the lead news editor of Invezz.com and coinjournal.net. Derrick has also written for The Motley Fool, Benzinga and Seeking Alpha. He previously was an equity trader and an analyst. He is a graduate of Concordia University.
NY Times opposes restrictions in Bankman-Fried case
The New York Times pushed back against restrictions in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial that would limit participants’ ability to speak to the press, reports Andre Beganski of Decrypt. Beganski repors, “In a letter addressed to U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, the newspaper advocated for the public’s right to know about a scandal that’s ‘stripped billions of […]
Blockworks editor in chief Rice departs
Jon Rice, the editor in chief of crypto news site Blockworks, left earlier this week. “It has been my privilege and honor to have built an exceptional team of talented, ethical, and hard-working journalists and editors,” he wrote on Twitter. Previously, he served as editor-in-chief at Cointelegraph, where he also created and edited the long-format […]
Biz news organizations challenge FTX court decision
Bloomberg News, Dow Jones & Co. and the Financial Times have appealed a court decision that allows collapsed crypto exchange FTX to keep customer names secret during its bankruptcy case, reports Dietrich Knauth of Reuters. Knauth reports, “Their attorneys have argued that FTX is not entitled to a ‘novel and sweeping exception’ to bankruptcy’s typical disclosure requirements […]
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 […]
