Draft:Cointelegraph
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Cointelegraph is a blockchain media platform based in the United States. Founded in 2013, the firm provides news, opinions, and commentaries on cryptocurrency and digital assets.{{Cite web |title=Cointelegraph Investments, Portfolio & Acquisitions {{!}} Messari |url=https://messari.io/organization/cointelegraph |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=messari.io |language=en}}
History
Cointelegraph was founded in 2013 by Toni Lane Casserly, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and public speaker who died in 2020.{{Cite news |last=Manskar |first=Noah |date=2020-04-20 |title=Co-founder of Cointelegraph, Toni Lane Casserly, dead at 29 |url=https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/co-founder-of-cointelegraph-toni-lane-casserly-dead-at-29/ |newspaper=New York Post |access-date=2025-05-19 |language=en-US}}
In July 2022, blockchain marketing firm Luna PR acquired the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) franchise to expand its presence in the Arabic-speaking market.{{Cite news |title=Luna PR Acquires Cointelegraph MENA Franchise |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/luna-pr-acquires-cointelegraph-mena-140000937.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219012724/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/luna-pr-acquires-cointelegraph-mena-140000937.html |archive-date=2022-12-19 |access-date=2025-05-19 |language=en-US |url-status=live }}