CryptoSlate turns eight today, and as Editor-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of what we have achieved and where we’re going next.
We are marking the anniversary with an editorial refocus, a faster and cleaner reading experience, and a long-form reviews initiative that ranks products with reproducible methods and transparent scoring. Crypto never sleeps, and neither does our commitment to clarity, accuracy, and independence.
In 2017, we launched a lean desk paired with a first pass at market data, and the country openness piece set the model of reporting tied to practical takeaways.
In 2024, we concentrated on original reporting that connects crypto with finance and technology and formalized verification and methods.
I joined the team as a writer and analyst at the end of the 2022 bull market after 15 years in tech and running my own business. I was instantly blown away by the team’s quality, forward-thinking, and professionalism, and knew I’d found my new home.
The aim is coverage that answers what a development means, not only what it is, and to show our work so that conclusions can be reproduced.
Several changes are live today, and they are designed to be actionable.
The reviews program will cover high-interest categories such as Bitcoin IRAs, exchanges and brokers, and hardware wallets, with a scope that expands over the coming months.
Reviews are independent and methodical, with fee audits, custody and security checks, and a clear statement of trade-offs and user fit.
What comes next is a set of projects that extend our data and methods into recurring coverage.
We will expand reviews to spot exchanges and brokers, hardware wallets and security tools, on and off ramps and payment rails, and yield and staking with a risk framework that surfaces custody models, counterparty exposure, and fee structures.
We are also launching a cadence of analysis on Bitcoin and macro that tracks dollar liquidity and real yields alongside ETF flow data, work on market structure that examines microstructure, spreads, funding, basis, and order book forces across major venues, and on-chain in context that connects transparent network data to price and volume without hopium.
We disclose conflicts, separate opinions, and sponsored content with clear labels, and correct mistakes with dated notes.
We prefer primary documents and on-the-record sources and publish our methods so others can reproduce our work.
“Eight years in, our mission is unchanged, help readers make sense of crypto with clear reporting and useful data.
We are doubling down on analysis that connects Bitcoin to macro and on company and product reviews that will help save you time.”
Eight years have taught us a few plain lessons:
Decentralization has matured from ideology into infrastructure, with scaling layers, stablecoins, and tokenized assets bridging into traditional finance.
