CoinDesk

CoinDesk is an American digital media, events, and financial indices company focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Founded in May 2013 by Shakil Khan, it operates as one of the longest-running news outlets in the crypto industry. Since November 2023 it has been owned by Bullish, an institutional digital asset exchange platform.

The company operates three main divisions: CoinDesk Media, a newsroom of more than 50 journalists covering markets, policy, and technology; CoinDesk Indices, which has produced digital asset benchmarks since 2014, including the Bitcoin Price Index (XBX) and the CoinDesk 20 Index; and CoinDesk Events, which organizes the annual Consensus conference, an industry gathering held each year in the United States. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.

CoinDesk TV produces daily live programming covering crypto markets and news. The Bitcoin Price Index, launched in September 2013, is cited by major financial publications as a reference rate for bitcoin pricing.