Crypto Briefing – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 28.75. Its paid product charges a cut of your investment, and free “news” reads like an ad for that product.
CryptoSlate – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 68.5. Independently verified ownership and a formal corrections log, undercut by disclosed AI use in some content.
Cointelegraph – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 52.25. A false ETF tweet triggered $136M in liquidations in 2023, though it published a detailed post-mortem after.
BeInCrypto – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 53.75. Claims to be the industry’s “only ad-free media,” but PR agencies wrote most of its own positive reviews.
The Defiant – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 66.0. Names its own funding conflicts openly, though it also admits the 2026 “crypto media crisis” hit it hard.
Coin Bureau – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 58.75. 2.6M+ subscribers on a standard affiliate-link model, clean on a 2025 scam-tracker list, but merchandise gripes persist.
Blockworks – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 59.25. A Fortune investigation found guests could edit podcast interviews, and conference slots go to paying sponsors.
CoinGape – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 55.75. Runs a B2B “authority-building” publishing arm alongside news, with its own founding year reported inconsistently.
Bitcoin Magazine – Crypto News Platform Review

Score: 42.75. Its CEO’s own Bitcoin treasury company formally acquired the publisher that employs him.
