Newsroom blog
How we work, what we got wrong, and the arguments we have in the editors' channel.
How ads on this site work, and why they load lazily
Advertising pays for the reporting. A plain account of where ads appear, how they are loaded and what we do to keep pages fast.
Daniel Osei, 4 min read
How we verify on-chain claims before we publish them
A transaction hash is evidence, not a story. The checks our crypto desk runs before a wallet movement becomes a headline.
Mara Kovač, 4 min read
What we learned from a year of covering crypto casinos
The sector sits where our two desks meet. Five observations from twelve months of reporting on it, some of them uncomfortable.
Tomás Reyes, 5 min read
How we rate operators and products
Every Payline review ends in a score out of five. The criteria behind it, how they are weighted and what caps a rating.
Priya Nair, 4 min read
The newsroom reading list: primary sources we rely on
The documents new reporters on both desks are asked to read in their first month, and why we prefer them to commentary.
Lena Hartmann, 4 min read
Why we label sponsored content, and what the labels mean
Readers should never have to guess who paid for what. Our rules on sponsored articles, affiliate relationships and press releases.
Tomás Reyes, 4 min read