Financial Disclosures

The Block is dedicated to transparent journalism and impartial analysis of digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology as well as the people and companies who participate in the crypto ecosystem. An important part of our foundational mission is investigative journalism and analysis that critically and fairly assess all of these ecosystem stakeholders and projects.

As a result, it is critical that The Block is fully transparent about our own crypto-related financial holdings so as to avoid any appearance of bias or impropriety. The most valuable asset that we hold and strive to earn again every day is our readers’ trust. Below, you’ll find a list of all of our full-time editorial and research staff and contractors, along with any material positions they hold in digital assets or crypto-related projects. We update this page on a bi-monthly basis.

Our threshold for disclosures is any investments of the USD equivalent of $5,000 and above. We view any figure below that amount to be non-material as an investment, yet critical for our team to utilize and participate in the cryptocurrency ecosystem that we report on, research and analyze.

To limit the potential for researchers and journalists to impact the price of micro-cap digital assets based on changes in holdings, disclosures of sub <$50M fully diluted market cap cryptocurrencies and NFTs are not required to be disclosed (value amount subject to change).

Please note that nothing on this page constitutes, or is meant to constitute, financial advice of any kind and The Block is not responsible for any loss that you suffer as a result of any financial transaction, regardless of whether or not you enter such transaction based in any way upon anything you learn from this page. If you require advice in relation to any financial matter, you should consult an appropriate professional.  

As of Thursday, March 16th, 2023:

Editorial:

Name Owns Crypto? BTC ETH Do you own NFTs over $2K? Other
Mike McSweeney Yes No Yes No ACS, SOL
Tim Copeland Yes Yes Yes No ACS
Frank Chaparro Yes Yes Yes No ACS
Yogita Khatri Yes No No No ACS
Ryan Weeks No No No No  
Osato Avan-Nomayo Yes Yes Yes No ACS
Tom Matsuda No No No No  
Lucy Harley-McKeown Yes No No No ACS
Catarina Moura No No No No  
Andrew Rummer Yes No No No ACS
Vishal Chawla Yes No Yes No ACS 
Sarah Kopit Yes No No No ACS
Mike Millard No No No No  
Adam Mccarthy Yes No Yes No ALGO, ACS
Stephanie Murray Yes No No No ACS
Christiana Sciaudone Yes No No No ACS
Davis Quinton Yes Yes No Yes ACS
Inbar Preiss Yes Yes No No ACS
James Hunt Yes Yes Yes No ACS
Jeremy Nation Yes Yes Yes Yes SOL, SHIB, DOT, ACS
Larry DiTore Yes No No No ACS
Madhu Unnikrishnan Yes No No No ACS
Colin Wilhelm No No No No  
Adam James Yes No Yes Yes ACS
Kari McMahon Yes No No No ACS
Benjamin Robertson Yes No No No ACS
Nathan Crooks Yes Yes No No ACS
RT Watson Yes No No No ACS
Sarah Wynn No No No No  

Research:

Name Owns Crypto? BTC ETH Own NFTs? Other
Larry Cermak Yes Yes Yes Yes SOL, AVAX, LOOKS, BLUR, ACS
Steven Zheng Yes Yes Yes Yes ACS
Lars Hoffmann Yes Yes Yes Yes ACS
Eden Au Yes No Yes Yes ACS, ATOM, LOOKS, PRIME
George Calle Yes Yes Yes No ATOM, ACS
Gregory Lim Yes Yes Yes No OP, ACS, BLUR
Kevin Peng Yes Yes Yes Yes ACS, PSI, SOL
Afif Bandak Yes Yes Yes No SNX, LINK, LYRA, ACS
Arnold Toh Yes Yes Yes Yes ACS, CRO, LOOKS, PSI
Rebecca Stevens Yes Yes Yes No ACS
Edvinas Rupkus Yes No Yes No ACS
Jae Oh Song Yes Yes Yes Yes ACS, ASTR
Carlos Guzman Yes Yes Yes No ACS
Florence Kuria Yes No No No ACS
Thomas Bialek Yes No Yes Yes ACS
Abraham Eid Yes Yes Yes No LINK
Simon Cousaert Yes No Yes No ACS
Mohamed Ayadi Yes Yes Yes No ACS
Marcel Bluhm Yes No Yes No AAVE, ACS, CRV, DYDX, RPL
John Dantoni Yes Yes Yes Yes ACS, AVAX, LOOK, SOL
Wendy Hirata Yes No No No ACS
Jaiden Percheson Yes No Yes Yes  
Edvin Memet Yes Yes Yes Yes ACS, LINK, SAND, SOL
Atharv Deshpande Yes Yes Yes Yes SOL, MAGIC
Dipankar Dutta Yes Yes Yes No MATIC, RUNE, ACS
Imran Khan Yes No Yes No SOL
Zak Abdi Yes Yes No No  
Shamel Tejani No No No No  
Brandon Kae Yes No Yes Yes  
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