How to Get Featured in CoinDesk
CoinDesk draws about 2.9 million monthly visits, holds a domain rating of 90, and publishes in one to two weeks.
The sector's paper of record
CoinDesk has covered cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital assets since 2013. Its reporting has repeatedly driven events in the industry rather than only describing them, which is a rare thing to be able to say about a trade publication.
That standing changes what coverage means. A CoinDesk piece is read as being inside the industry rather than about it, by the builders, investors, exchanges and regulators who actually move the sector.
Crypto is also the category most publications restrict: only 56% of the 1,612 titles in our catalogue accept it at all, as we set out in why publications reject some industries. CoinDesk is the opposite problem. It will cover crypto; it will not cover it uncritically.
The routes in
Protocol, product or network news with something technically real in it.
Funding, acquisitions and regulatory developments.
Research and original data about on-chain activity or markets.
Expert commentary from someone with standing in the sector.
A placed feature, written and approved by you before it runs. That is what we handle, and it is a different product from a CoinDesk reporter choosing to write about you.
How long it takes
One to two weeks. About average. Plan for the top of the range rather than the bottom, and remember your own approval sits inside the window rather than after it.
Links and indexing
Nofollow. No ranking authority passes, which is normal at a domain rating of 90. Buy it for the audience and the standing, not for your rankings.
It indexes. Our placement catalogue records CoinDesk as not read by AI engines, which is worth knowing: if AI visibility is the goal, this placement does not deliver it and something else should.
What gets turned down
Token price commentary presented as analysis, which is both an editorial and a regulatory problem.
Claims about users, volume or total value locked that cannot be verified on-chain, in front of a readership that can check.
Projects with nothing built. The publication has covered enough collapses to be sceptical by default.
Marketing framing, which the newsroom does not run.
Who it suits
Crypto and blockchain companies with something shipped. Exchanges, custodians and digital asset funds. Web3 founders and protocol teams. Infrastructure and compliance businesses selling into the sector. Anyone whose buyer already works in crypto.
The short version
2.9 million monthly visits, domain rating 90, nofollow, one to two weeks, and not read by AI engines. The sector's own paper, which will cover crypto when most publications will not and will not cover it uncritically.
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Frequently asked questions
01How do you get featured in CoinDesk?
Protocol or product news with something technically real in it, funding and regulatory developments, original on-chain research, or expert commentary from someone with standing. We write the article, you approve every word, and we secure the placement. CoinDesk draws about 2.9 million monthly visits and publishes in one to two weeks.
02How long does it take to get published in CoinDesk?
One to two weeks from approval, about the market average. Your own review sits inside that window rather than after it.
03Does CoinDesk give a do-follow link?
No, CoinDesk marks its outbound links nofollow, which is normal at a domain rating of 90. It is bought for the audience and the standing in the sector rather than for SEO.
04Will CoinDesk cover a crypto company?
It will cover crypto, which most publications will not: only 56% of the 1,612 titles in our catalogue accept the category at all. What it will not do is cover it uncritically. Token price commentary, unverifiable volume claims and projects with nothing shipped are the usual rejections.
