Coin Desk media bias and reliability
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place Coin Desk in the centre. We have seen it on 34 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Coin Desk biased?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place Coin Desk in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Coin Desk left or right?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place Coin Desk in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Coin Desk reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Coin Desk are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Coin Desk has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Coin Desk’s own report linked underneath.
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
Coin Desk reported it asNorth Korea-linked hackers infiltrated Binance for months before $6.3 billion hack (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The US dollar remained stable against a basket of currencies as investors awaited the outcome of the midterm elections. Bitcoin saw a slight recovery following a significant hack at the Binance exchange, which led to substantial withdrawals.
Coin Desk reported it asBitcoin's 'volatility curve' has a midterm bump (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Coin Desk reported it asThe key races to watch for the 2026 election (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Coin Desk reported it asBinance loses $5.7 billion in largest crypto hack to date (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
Polymarket users reported losing funds after a security breach involving malicious code on the company's website. The platform halted trading, identified a compromised third-party provider, and has promised to refund all affected users.
Coin Desk reported it asPolymarket suspends trading after third-party breach leads to user ... (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
Utah has filed 13 felony charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its co-founders. The state attorney general alleges the company continues to operate in Utah despite a federal court ruling, escalating a dispute over regulatory authority.
Coin Desk reported it asUtah charges predictions platform Kalshi with illegal gambling (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The NBA has announced agreements with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, alongside a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. These deals aim to enhance transparency and prevent abuses in NBA-related betting markets.
Coin Desk reported it asNBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balks (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Coin Desk reported it asAI giant Anthropic files for blockbuster IPO (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
President Trump hosted a White House roundtable focused on combating foreign cybercrime and online scams. Officials reported significant success in preventing financial losses and disrupting criminal networks.
Coin Desk reported it asTrump to throw spotlight on overseas crypto abuses at White House event (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
Tesla has unveiled a redesigned Roadster at SpaceX's Texas facility, featuring rocket-style thrusters that enabled it to perform aerial stunts. Production is planned to begin in 2028, with claims of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in under a second.
Coin Desk reported it asMusk’s flying Roadster demo triggers a rush of Tesla (TSLA) bets on crypto exchange Hyperliquid (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed an announced energy truce between Russia and Ukraine but expressed doubt that Russia will abide by it. She stated that the truce would benefit Russia more than Ukraine and called for continued pressure on Moscow.
Coin Desk reported it asPresident Trump declares 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
Coin Desk reported it asUK targets Cryptomus, TokenSpot, and payment platforms in new Russia-focused crackdowns (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a new federal framework for cryptocurrency exchanges that offer leveraged digital asset trading. The proposal creates a new registration category called 'crypto asset market' and opens a 60-day public comment period.
Coin Desk reported it asU.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The United States has sanctioned three individuals and two France-based charities accused of raising over $2 million for Hamas. The Treasury stated the network used deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency to move funds, with $1.5 million raised after the October 7 attack.
Coin Desk reported it asU.S. Treasury targets $2 million Hamas fundraising network spanning Europe and Gaza (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The White House has established a new task force, named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, to evaluate the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Led by Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence, the group has 120 days to produce its findings on government responsibility over the technology.
Coin Desk reported it asPossible next crypto czar, Jay Clayton, began crypto's regulation-by-enforcement at SEC (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
Global stock exchanges saw increases on Monday while oil prices declined. This trend emerged as concerns about inflation lessened, with investors expecting the US Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady. Weaker than expected US job creation data contributed to these expectations.
Coin Desk reported it asU.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2% (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
President Donald Trump will host a dinner for the top 185 purchasers of his $TRUMP meme coin on November 22. The event at Trump National in Washington, D.C., offers VIP reception access for top buyers and gold watches for the highest four.
Coin Desk reported it asAnother Trump memecoin dinner advertised for token's top investors (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump anticipates further indirect negotiations with Iran this week, despite rejecting a recent proposal. He indicated Iran seeks an agreement, but not one he finds acceptable, and is considering renewed strikes.
Coin Desk reported it asBitcoin (BTC), Nasdaq futures decline as Trump won’t rule out more Iran strikes (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The cryptocurrency industry's super PAC, Fairshake, has announced plans to spend $30 million to oppose Senator Sherrod Brown's 2026 re-election bid in Ohio. This move follows the recent blocking of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act by Senate Democrats.
Coin Desk reported it asCrypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, alleging it facilitated the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The transfers were reportedly linked to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Coin Desk reported it asBTC news: Iran's Strait of Hormuz toll booth has been settling in bitcoin since June (opens Coin Desk in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
- Ad Fontes MediahighCheck it
Who owns it
- Bullish GlobalCorporationdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- coindesk.com
- Seen publishing on
- coindesk.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 34
- Reports listed
- 35
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
32 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Coin Desk is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 34 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Coin Desk: its report arrived a median of 17 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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