Ownership & Funding
Who owns BlockAI News and how we make money — the full disclosure.
Readers deserve to know who funds the media they read and whose interests it might serve. This page lays out BlockAI News' ownership and revenue structure honestly.
Ownership
BlockAI News is a wholly owned independent publication. Jason Lee is the sole founder and owner. There are no outside shareholders, no venture capital investors, no crypto-project equity stakes, and no parent company.
Funding
BlockAI News is currently self-funded by its founder. The publication has not accepted outside investment, grants, or token allocations from any project covered in its editorial.
Revenue Streams
We are transparent about how we plan to sustain the publication:
- Reader subscriptions (planned) — paid memberships for deeper analysis, archives, and community features.
- Clearly labeled sponsored content (if accepted) — published only with explicit "Sponsored" labels at the top of the article, visually distinct from editorial. See Advertising Disclosure.
- Event and research partnerships (if accepted) — labeled and disclosed.
We do not currently run programmatic display ads, affiliate links, or paid-to-publish arrangements.
What We Will Never Do
- Accept payment in exchange for favorable editorial coverage.
- Suppress negative coverage in exchange for advertising, partnership, or investment.
- Accept token allocations, equity, or advisory positions from projects we actively cover editorially.
- Publish sponsored content without clear, prominent labeling.
Conflicts of Interest
Jason Lee discloses any material cryptocurrency or equity positions that could reasonably be perceived as a conflict of interest before publishing Editor's Pick analyses on related projects. Where relevant, these disclosures appear at the top of individual articles.
Future Changes
If our ownership or funding structure changes materially (for example, taking outside investment, or being acquired), we will update this page and publish a top-of-site notice to readers.