§ Editorial standards
Editorial standards
Our source-tier policy, conflict-of-interest rules, and correction process.
Source tiers
Tier 1 — Always acceptable
Standard Chartered Bank, Bitwise Asset Management, 21Shares, VanEck, Galaxy Digital, Bernstein, Fidelity Digital Assets, Messari, Glassnode, The Block, Bloomberg, Reuters, 24/7 Wall St, DL News, Disruption Banking, and named exchange research teams (Binance Research, Coinbase Institutional, OKX Insights).
Tier 2 — Acceptable when sourcing named data only
CoinGecko (price data), DeFiLlama (TVL), CoinDesk, Decrypt, Cointelegraph.
Denylist — Never cited as a primary source
InvestingHaven, WalletInvestor, DigitalCoinPrice, CaptainAltcoin, CoinDataFlow, CryptoPotato, Changelly, FXEmpire, CoinFomania, CCN, Cryptopolitan, BeInCrypto, CryptoSlate, Coinpedia, CoinCodex. The automated forecast gate rejects any outbound link to these domains.
Named-analyst rule
Every numeric price target in a forecast section follows the same pattern: [Full name], [title] at [institution], [figure] — [scenario condition], according to [outlet]. Anonymous attribution (“experts predict,” “analysts say,” “many forecasters believe”) is forbidden. If no named analyst exists for a claim, the claim is omitted.
Scenario, not target
Forward-looking claims are scenarios, not targets. “If validator economics hold and ETF flows accelerate, the path to $X opens” is a scenario. “$X by Q3” is a target — and is not how we write. The forecast range itself is the conclusion. We do not pick a winner among scenarios; we name the indicators that would confirm which path is playing out.
Author conflict of interest
Each forecast section discloses, in the byline block, whether the author personally holds the asset being analysed. Authors who hold an asset may still cover it but must disclose. Authors do not write forecast sections for assets in which they hold options, futures, or short positions.
Site-wide conflict of interest
The Daily Coins does not accept payment for forecast coverage, ranking, or placement of any asset. We do accept display advertising; ads are clearly labelled and never inserted into forecast sections.
Corrections policy
Material errors — incorrect price targets, misattributed claims, factual mistakes about a protocol — are corrected within 24 hours of being raised. Corrections are stamped on the page with the correction date and a one-line summary of what changed. The original incorrect text is preserved in a struck-through note so readers can see what was changed.
Stylistic edits and minor typo fixes are made silently and do not bump the “last editorial review” date.
Refresh cadence
Tier-1 coins: monthly editorial review minimum. Tier-2: quarterly. Tier-3: bi-annual. Major catalysts trigger ad-hoc review regardless of cadence.
Complaints
For corrections, complaints, or any concern about our editorial standards: [email protected]. We respond within five business days.