ACJR

RSVPs are open for our live journalism & research awards ceremony at Consensus this year luma.com/acjr2026 brought to you by @bitdeer

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Huge congratulations to @ZackPokorny_ and @wowens from @glxyresearch for winning the coveted prize in crypto research — Best Crypto Research from @ACJRnetwork This for their work covering the dusting of OG bitcoin wallets by a client of “Salomon Brothers.” In addition to being a fascinating tale, and one that was of great and timely interest to the Bitcoin community, their report also has some of the most detailed and interesting analysis of onchain bitcoin data.

And @Nikopolos for best op-ed sergeenkov.com/will-thedao-mo…

@skesslr @rebeccaballhaus @eliotwb @AABerwick for best scoop wsj.com/politics/polic…

The ACJR awards are over, and we have our winners! ✨

this is tonight y'all

We’ll announce winners tomorrow, May 7, at the Bitdeer x ACJR 2025 Crypto Journalism and Research Awards alongside Consensus in Miami. See you there: luma.com/acjr2026

From over 100 submissions, an independent panel of judges selected 3 finalists across 5 categories.....

3/ Join us next week in Miami to see who takes home the big prize luma.com/acjr2026 — brought to you by @Bitdeer

2/ And to not pass over @Liam_Gallas piece on BlockDAG The breadth of the investigation here is what sets it apart from other quality work in this category. Liam Kelly has widened his net to form a narrative of promises made, promises broken, and contracts breached - and illustrated his central thesis with multiple examples that expose the chicanery involved in the launch of a major crypto project. While others might have reviewed those contracts directly related to tokens, or simply repeated the concerns of disillusioned investors, Kelly finds an entire warren below the rabbit hole, and a pattern of behavior that forms its own story.

1/ The masterful Trump Company scoop by this bevy of WSJ journalists @skesslr @rebeccaballhaus @eliotwb @AABerwick is a clear contender for first place in the crypto scoops category A ‘scoop’ is not a document supplied by a business to discredit the competition. It does not land in your lap with the details nicely arranged with a beginning, a middle, and an end. In the world of crypto, where the desire for anonymity is as great as the potential for obfuscating wrongdoing, a true scoop is what happens when a journalist (or a group of journalists) peel back the covers until they find the cover-up. While much has been made of the outward appearance of corruption within the Trump administration’s crypto ties, few (if any) investigations have tied the facts together in a manner that invites the reader to judge for themselves, with such a clear and compelling timeline and cast. This piece of reporting redefines the scope of a crypto investigation, and makes clear that the incentives, potential riches, and conflicts of interest that now engulf the digital asset landscape are now truly global.

1/ Thrilled to be considered for the "Best Crypto Scoop" award by @ACJRnetwork for my investigation into BlockDAG. Investigations like this are rarely done without support, and I'd like to thank @EricJohanssonLJ and @eking0x for helping get it across the line.

2/ Who will be the big best crypto feature winner? See us in Miami next week to find out luma.com/acjr2026 — brought to you by @Bitdeer

1/ Reporting on our current president has been…tricky, shall we say. But @sander_lutz got right in there for his finalist story This piece stood out to us quickly for its original angle that made the complexities of the ties between crypto, Trump and his family feel real and newsworthy in ways we haven't seen elsewhere. High consequential journalism in a time when good reporting on this subject is hard to come by.

Our founder Mike Ermolaev has been nominated for Best Crypto Op-Ed at the ACJR Awards 🎉 He looks at how market reactions have changed, from sharp, headline-driven moves to slower repricing shaped by positioning, liquidity, and expectations. 🔗 Check it out if you haven't yet: beincrypto.com/crypto-news-re…