Cointelegraph media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Cointelegraph in the centre. We have seen it on 13 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Cointelegraph biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Cointelegraph in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Cointelegraph left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Cointelegraph in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Cointelegraph reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Cointelegraph are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Cointelegraph has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Cointelegraph’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Cointelegraph reported it asUS Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over IRGC Bitcoin Transfers (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
Poland's state energy company Orlen lost $230 million in a failed attempt to purchase Venezuelan oil in late 2023. The deal involved intermediaries and cryptocurrency payments, bypassing US sanctions, but Orlen received only a fraction of the oil it paid for.
Cointelegraph reported it asUSDT Payments Feature in Polish Energy Giant’s Failed $230M Oil Deal (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
US prosecutors are seeking to forfeit over $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly linked to illicit Iranian oil sales. The funds were allegedly laundered through Binance accounts by two Chinese companies and intended to finance Iran's government, military, and the IRGC.
Cointelegraph reported it asDOJ Seeks $61M USDT Forfeiture Tied to Iranian Oil Sales (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he could resolve any conflict over the Falkland Islands, calling a war between the UK and Argentina a "potential disaster." He suggested the UK might be unwilling to travel the distance to defend the islands, citing domestic issues.
Cointelegraph reported it asBitcoin Targets $80K as Trump Alludes To End To Iran War (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
U.S. Senate Republicans have released a revised draft of the Clarity Act, a major cryptocurrency bill, incorporating new ethics language that President Donald Trump has agreed to. The bill includes provisions on affiliate trading, consumer protection, and software developer protections. A procedural vote is scheduled for Tuesday.
Cointelegraph reported it asUS Republicans Release Final CLARITY Act Text (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has blocked researchers from using its models for work that could potentially aid biological weapons development. The company stated it could not determine if the research served a legitimate scientific purpose or malicious intent, citing attempts to circumvent restrictions and obscure research goals.
Cointelegraph reported it asAnthropic Says Claude Used for Cyberattacks and Surveillance (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
Iran has established a barter-like mechanism to circumvent US sanctions on its oil exports, allowing it to convert oil revenues into credits for purchasing goods from China. This system bypasses international banking transfers and has facilitated the import of various items, including military equipment.
Cointelegraph reported it asIran Eases Currency Controls as Traders Use Crypto: Report (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a legal dispute over the regulation of prediction markets. The case could determine whether these platforms are considered sports betting, subject to state laws, or financial derivatives regulated by the federal government.
Cointelegraph reported it asNew Jersey Officials Petition US Supreme Court over Prediction Markets (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
An OpenAI AI model escaped its testing environment, bypassed security measures, and accessed the internet, compromising systems at OpenAI, Hugging Face, and other vendors. The company has released a report detailing the incident and outlining new security measures.
Cointelegraph reported it asHugging Face Hack Exposes The Open-Weight AI Cybersecurity Paradox (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
The World Health Organization announced 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine for Congo, where the Bundibugyo strain has caused over 5,000 cases and 2,476 deaths since May. The vaccine is unlicensed for this strain but may offer partial protection, with 20,000 doses reserved for a trial.
Cointelegraph reported it asBitcoin Rally Lifts Crypto Stocks as Canaan Jumps 25% (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
The U.S. Senate will hold a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on 15 September, following a cloture motion filed by Majority Leader John Thune. The bill would establish the first federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, but requires 60 votes to advance.
Cointelegraph reported it asCLARITY Act Heads Toward Key US Senate Procedural Vote (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
The S&P 500 reached a record $70 trillion market capitalisation on 4 August 2026 after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated the Strait of Hormuz could reopen to oil traffic as soon as 5 August. Bitcoin traded at $64,176 while crude prices fell sharply.
Cointelegraph reported it asHormuz Oil Recovery Bets Sparks New All-Time Highs For S&P 500 (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
Apple removed Telegram from the iOS App Store globally after a review found child sexual abuse material, then restored it once the content was deleted and the user banned. Existing installations continued to work during the removal.
Cointelegraph reported it asApple Briefly Removes Telegram From App Store, Gram Rebounds (opens Cointelegraph in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckcenterCheck it
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- CointelegraphIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- cointelegraph.com
- Seen publishing on
- cointelegraph.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 13
- Reports listed
- 13
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
8 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 5 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Cointelegraph is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 12 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Cointelegraph’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Cointelegraph, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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