Professional-grade cryptocurrency and blockchain news outlet.
The Block is a professional-grade cryptocurrency and blockchain news outlet based in New York, founded in 2018. It delivers deep insight into how this emerging sector interacts with traditional finance, technology, governments, and markets, serving an audience of technologists, financial professionals, policymakers, and builders.
The Block combines extensive research, news, data, and funding intelligence in one place. It maintains a team of crypto-native journalists for breaking stories, hundreds of proprietary datasets and charts, and an industry-leading venture database of over 10,000 deals curated by a dedicated funding team. Their "Data Dashboard" provides real-time visualizations of on-chain activity across multiple ecosystems.
For anyone studying, building, or investing in the web3 space, The Block functions as an indispensable daily briefing. Its editorial coverage spans regulatory developments, protocol launches, fundraising rounds, and macroeconomic intersections with crypto. If you need to understand whether a new DeFi protocol is credible or how the latest CFTC ruling affects on-chain activity, The Block's research library and data tools are a primary source.
A free account gives access to breaking news and data. Use the newsletter subscriptions (particularly the data-focused edition) to receive curated charts and insights without manual browsing. When researching a specific protocol or company, use the site's search to pull historical news coverage alongside funding records for a longitudinal view.