# Blockworks

> Blockworks is a New York financial-information company that turned an institutional crypto audience into a vertically integrated business spanning market data, research, APIs, investor-relations software, advisory work, podcasts, newsletters, and conferences. Its defining move was not predicting the next token. It was realizing that distribution built through events and media could become the front door to a higher-value data and workflow business.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Jason Yanowitz (Co-founder), Michael Ippolito (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Digital Asset Summit, Podcast and newsletter network, Blockworks News, Blockworks Research, Permissionless
- **Notable:** Recovered from an 82% pandemic-era revenue decline after its event business was disrupted., Projected $8-10 million in profitable 2021 revenue with a team of roughly 17 at the start of that year., Exceeded a $20 million revenue target in 2022, according to the founders.

## Products & services

- **Digital Asset Summit** — Institutional digital-asset conference connecting allocators, financial firms, policymakers, founders, and infrastructure providers.
- **Podcast and newsletter network** — Crypto and macro programming including The Breakdown, Empire, 0xResearch, Bell Curve, Lightspeed, and related newsletters.
- **Blockworks News** — A crypto newsroom launched in 2021; the dedicated news division was closed in October 2025 as the company prioritized data and analytics.
- **Blockworks Research** — Subscription research, protocol analytics, financial models, governance coverage, analyst calls, and client community for professional crypto investors.
- **Permissionless** — A developer- and builder-focused crypto conference that drew more than 5,000 attendees in its inaugural 2022 edition, according to Blockworks.
- **Token Transparency Framework** — An open disclosure standard covering token supply, market structure, related-party transactions, revenue, governance, and financial reporting.
- **Blockworks Investor Relations** — Issuer software and services combining disclosures, asset profiles, engagement attribution, dashboards, quarterly reports, and tokenholder calls.
- **Blockworks Unified API** — A combined Blockworks and Messari data API spanning 40,000+ assets, 300+ exchanges, 400+ DeFi protocols, research, news, funding, unlocks, sentiment, and disclosures.

## Achievements

- Recovered from an 82% pandemic-era revenue decline after its event business was disrupted.
- Projected $8-10 million in profitable 2021 revenue with a team of roughly 17 at the start of that year.
- Exceeded a $20 million revenue target in 2022, according to the founders.
- Raised $12 million at a $135 million post-money valuation in 2023.
- Recorded 21 million podcast downloads in 2024, according to co-founder Jason Yanowitz.
- Built the inaugural Permissionless event to more than 5,000 attendees, according to the company.
- Reached a $192 million valuation in April 2026.
- Acquired Messari in June 2026, combining two large crypto data platforms.
- Launched a Unified API in September 2026 covering 40,000+ assets, 300+ exchanges, and 400+ DeFi protocols.
- Expanded the Token Transparency Framework to 178 recorded disclosures by September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Launched the Blockworks Unified API, combining Blockworks and Messari datasets for products, risk workflows, research, and AI agents.
- **2026-06** — Acquired Messari to combine crypto data coverage, APIs, research, disclosures, and workflow tools.
- **2026-04** — Raised a Series A extension co-led by ParaFi and Reciprocal Ventures at a $192 million valuation.
- **2026-03** — Launched an investor-relations platform for onchain businesses with Jito and BNB as inaugural partners.
- **2025-10** — Closed the dedicated news division and shifted resources toward the faster-growing data and analytics business.
- **2025-06** — Introduced the Token Transparency Framework with an initial cohort including Jito, Aerodrome, Raydium, Stride, Jupiter, and Morpho.

## Links

- Website: https://blockworks.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-blockworks-group
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/blockworks
- GitHub: https://github.com/Blockworks-Projects
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlockworksHQ
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/blockworksgroup

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Last updated: 2026-09-26