Newsroom
Editorial Standards
How we decide what to cover, how we verify it, and where we draw the line.
Updated
1. Sourcing
Every story is traced to a primary source — on-chain data, a regulator filing, a company blog post, or an established industry publication. We cite the source inline and link to it in the attribution footer. When a story is covered by multiple outlets, we surface the earliest credible report and list the others as secondary coverage.
2. Verification
- On-chain claims are cross-checked against at least one block explorer or official API before publication.
- Regulator statements come from the primary agency site. A social post alone is never enough to confirm a story.
- Token prices and market cap data come from reputable data providers and are timestamped at the moment of publication.
- Named-source quotes are verified with the speaker or an authorised representative before we run them.
3. Corrections
When we get it wrong, we correct it prominently and note what changed. The full procedure lives on the corrections page. Minor typographical fixes are made without note. Substantive edits are always logged.
4. Separation of editorial and advertising
Advertising — display, affiliate, or sponsored — never influences what we cover or how. Advertisers do not get a preview of stories. Affiliate links appear only in explainer and how-to-buy content, never in news reporting, and are always disclosed. The full details are in the affiliate disclosure.
5. Investment advice
We do not give investment advice, trading signals, or price predictions. Coverage of a token is reporting, not endorsement. Readers should always do their own research before making financial decisions. The full scope is in the disclaimers.
6. Conflicts of interest
Members of the newsroom may hold long-term positions in major crypto assets for purposes unrelated to coverage. Any position material to a given story is disclosed in the article itself. No member of the desk actively trades coins they cover.
7. Newsroom tools
The newsroom relies on standard editorial tooling — source tracking, a fact-check reference library, and review queues that route every draft through a staff editor before it ships. Each story is read end to end against its primary source before publication, and the reviewing editor’s initials are recorded against the revision log for accountability.
8. Bylines
Every published article carries the byline of the staff journalist who owns the beat and filed the piece. Fabricated names are never used. Guest and freelance contributions are labeled as such and credited in full.
9. Anonymous sources
The newsroom accepts anonymous tips. We do not publish anonymous accusations against named individuals or companies unless the claim is corroborated by at least one independent primary source.
10. Complaints and escalation
Not happy with a story? Email the editor at editor@thechainpost.com. The desk replies within three business days. Legal escalations go to dmca@thechainpost.com under the DMCA procedure.