In an industry where news updates are scaling as fast as the technology itself, how can we cut the content we consume into bite-size chunks that we can really chew? How we forage for our daily news has changed. No longer a couple of broadsheets to choose from, we have an array spread across online platforms — amplified by an advent of social ‘shares’. Routine fake news stories within this burgeoning space mean we must be incredibly careful about what we’re reading. Element Group is always on the lookout for up-to-date, quality and balanced cryptocurrency and blockchain technology reading material. With that in mind, where to start when gathering our daily news? Meal planning If you’ve been around the space for a while you are well-versed in the ever-reliable 3C’s: , , and . However, with so many other dedicated news portals popping up, and mainstream media institutions getting on the bandwagon, how can we get a balanced variety of decent crypto news? Cointelegraph CoinDesk CCN Laura Shin talked on a panel at this year about the vast amount of sponsored content in a lot of crypto publications that haven’t been labeled clearly enough. It’s something that our team has also noticed, and we agree the reader needs more clarity on what content is being paid for and what is not. Consensus Not only that, but cross-posting of news across an assortment of social media platforms ( and to name but a few) as well as messaging apps ( particularly) is another maze to navigate. How is it possible to aggregate all of these news updates and set them up in a palatable manner? Twitter Reddit Telegram As avid readers of innovation in the space, would like to share with you a couple of our favorite crypto and blockchain tech news sources, and of course how we like to digest our daily updates. Element For starters Apart from the dedicated crypto and blockchain news portals mentioned above, there are a few more notable mentions (most have a subscription so you can get daily/ weekly highlights sent to your email) : Despite what the title ‘ ’ might suggest at first, but this news source not only covers bitcoin news, it provides updates on the latest altcoins and ICOs, as well as current blockchain tech developments. Bitcoinist is another portal that covers a range of bitcoin, altcoin, ICO, blockchain, and crypto related current news events. It also offers daily market price analyses, along with forecasts for investors and a variety of educational articles for crypto ‘noobs’. News BTC is a research and advocacy center, that is focussed on investigating and highlighting global policy issues related to the cryptocurrency industry. Their contributors are often academics and experts in the field, and their intention is to promote sound public policy in the space. CoinCenter may not be as prolific as other news portals in terms of quantity of content, but the quality is dense. As well as the usual, the publication offers community surveys and expert op-eds, as well as a feed of ICO reviews. Applancer Main(stream) More and more mainstream media institutions are reporting on crypto news with some even branching out to have dedicated teams reporting on all things blockchain. and are two such media companies — and they also have their own Twitter feeds dedicated to digital money. Forbes Bloomberg and are two tech news publications who commit considerable coverage to blockchain technology and crypto news. ’s Fast Money regularly reports on cryptocurrency price analytics as well as hosting interviews with industry leaders and innovators in the space. TechCrunch Radar Zero CNBC regularly reports on the state of crypto regulation and provides a price index on their website. It happens to be connected to the , and the WSJ, much like , has become much more prolific in terms of the blockchain tech news they cover. Market Watch The Wall Street Journal The New York Times , and are three institutional finance publications that are also increasing their cryptocurrency coverage. Reuters Finance Magnates Business Insider Blog Salad is the go-to long-form writing space in crypto. One of the most influential thought leaders on there is, of course, and his opinion has been known to make or break a project. made some noise at Consensus this year and he is a big part of the educational side of the cryptosphere. Medium Vitalik Buterin Jimmy Song , aka TwobitIdiot, is the editor of , a curation of posts from ‘somewhat intelligent crypto people’. Investor , aka Creme De La Crypto, writes in detail on the state of the crypto market. ’s ‘how-to’ posts — regularly featured on — are also worth a read. Ryan Selkis Weekly Bits Spencer Bogart Phil Glazer Hackernoon Coinbase CEO states that one of his key goals is to remain transparent when it comes to the workings of as a business in the industry, and he does so through his blog. These writers also all have Twitter feeds worth following for daily industry insights. Speaking of which… Brian Armstrong Coinbase Just desserts As our CEO Stan has said, crypto lives on Twitter, and if you’ve been around for a while you’ll have spotted that trend — in fact, it might be where you get your news. Here are just a couple of influencers in the space that we follow for their thoughts on current crypto and blockchain tech happenings. Shapeshift CEO regularly tweets regarding industry growth, effects of regulation and innovation within the crypto-space. Investor and analyst shares his research amongst other reflections on the inner workings of this nascent industry. @ErikVoorhees @TuurDemeester Lightning CEO is a big fan of educating the world on blockchain tech and discussing changes in the space. regularly offers his alternative views on decentralization in relation to security and cryptography. @starkness @lopp likes to look at the bigger picture and the philosophical side of cryptocurrency and blockchain tech innovation. is one of the forefront thought leaders in the crypto space and gives regular trader insight, focussed on educated those just entering the market. @cburniske @AriDavidPaul @PeterLBrandt FYI: check out — ‘an algorithmically generated list of crypto’s most influential people on Twitter’. Cryptoinfluencers Reddit fours While and both have their eponymous subreddits which are essential to follow on Reddit, there is also a general subreddit which is popular with crypto traders and blockchain enthusiasts alike. and are other decent subreddits to follow for bitcoin broadcasts, and , , and are also favored by #hodl punters. r/bitcoin r/ethereum r/CryptoCurrency r/btc r/bitcoinmarkets r/ethtrader r/CryptoMarkets r/altcoin Not full yet? A couple of extra mentions go to Laura Shin for her and podcasts, for their consistently quality interviews, and Ran Neu-Ner, aka ’s crypto market broadcasts. (It’s worth noting that these guys are all on Twitter too!) Unchained Unconfirmed Epicenter Cryptomanran There are a couple of Telegram channels that need mentioning, such as Cointelegraph’s . It’s also the best place to get non-English news updates eg. ’s Russian language channel. This list could be extensive, as several cryptocurrency communities congregate on Telegram. ‘news in a minute’ Forklog As a final note: We’d recommend checking out a few of the one-to-one interviews conducted by the for a broad and varied view on all things crypto as of May 2018. CoinDesk team at Consensus 2018 Follow us on for a daily aggregate of all things blockchain tech and cryptocurrency. Twitter Subscribe to our for all proprietary research, reports, and op-eds from Element Group. website Any further news source recommendations? Let us know in the comments section below! (Full Disclosure: Element Group sponsors both Ran Neu-Ner’s CNBC Cryptotrader broadcast and Laura Shin’s Unconfirmed podcast)
