Mission
We are building the most influential, trusted information platform for a global community engaged in the transformation of the financial system and the emerging crypto economy. CoinDesk is an integrated platform for media, events, data & indices for the next generation of investing and the future of money.
Our leading journalists and cryptocurrency prices are regularly featured in top-tier media including Axios, Bloomberg, Business Insider, CBS News, CNBC, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, MarketWatch, Nasdaq, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, Yahoo Finance!
CoinDesk Indices are the bellwether for the market. They are the industry standard for institutional-grade cryptocurrency pricing with billions of dollars in monthly trading volume quoted against them. The flagship CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX) is a spot reference rate for BTC that benchmarks the world's first publicly traded bitcoin fund and the world's first bitcoin ETF.
By the numbers
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Followers @CoinDesk Twitter
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CoinDesk Average Monthly Viewers
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Consensus Event Attendees
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Largest Group of Crypto Journalists In The World
Our story in a time capsule
may 2013
CoinDesk was born
As a global financial media website in the nascent years of cryptocurrency and blockchain, just a few short years after bitcoin’s 2009 arrival in the world
july 2013
CoinDesk launches original price reference rate for ฿
Sourced and quoted by major media world-wide
september 2015
CoinDesk hosts first-ever, global crypto / blockchain conference “Consensus”
Immersive experience event, the leading industry crypto/blockchain conference in the world
january 2016
CoinDesk becomes part of the Digital Currency Group
One of the largest private investors in the industry and a provider of trading and other investment services for the industry. CoinDesk subsidiary continues to operate independently of its parent company
february 2017
Kevin Worth joins as CEO of CoinDesk.
Previous President & CEO of The Deal owned by TheStreet, and Corporate Strategic Planning roles at NY Times, The Deal, The Street and Bloomberg
may 2018
Consensus anchors the first Blockchain Week NYC, a CoinDesk-NYC partnership.
october 2019
Michael J. Casey joins as Chief Content Officer.
Previous advisor at MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative, 18-year stint as a journalist at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, and author of The Age of Cryptocurrency, The Unfair Trade & The Truth Machine
january 2021
CoinDesk acquires TradeBlock, the world’s leading provider of indices and institutional trading tools for digital currencies.
In April 2021 CoinDesk launched the re brand of TradeBlock Bitcoin Price index (XBX) as the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX)
february 2021
CoinDesk Launches Broadcast Programs.
Daily and weekly livestream content begins broadcasting from CoinDesk’s brand new state of the art TV studio in its new headquarters Feb 2021
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The team of subject matter experts at CoinDesk delivers reliable and relevant content to both individuals and businesses, driven by the mission to inform global communities about the ever-evolving concept of money in the new digital era.
