Editorial policy

What we publish. We write a story only after at least three independent publishers have reported it. We don't run single-source scoops, rumours or anonymous social posts as news.

How a story is written. Drafts are written with AI assistance from those source reports. Every figure, quote and claim must trace back to a named source, and every figure links to the source it came from.

How a story is checked. Before anything runs, automated gates check the draft against its sources for accuracy, and check it for originality and readability. The editor reviews every story a gate flags before it runs. A story that fails a gate doesn't publish until it's fixed or dropped.

Rules for AI use. AI drafts; it is never the source. It may not invent facts, quotes, figures or people, and anything it adds that isn't in the sources is cut. We don't use AI-generated images to depict real events or real people.

Who is accountable. CryptoBorne News is run by one independent editor who writes as R. J. Calder, a pen name. The editor is responsible for everything we publish.

Conflicts of interest. Advertisers, sponsors and contributors never see, approve or shape a story before it runs, and paying us doesn't buy coverage. We don't accept payment, tokens or gifts in exchange for coverage of any coin, token or project.

Holdings. The editor doesn't trade a coin or token in the 48 hours before or after writing about it. If the editor holds an asset named in a story, the story says so.

No calls, no predictions. We report what happened and what sources say. We don't make price predictions or tell anyone to buy, sell or hold.

Corrections. Spotted an error? Email corrections@cryptoborne.com. We fix mistakes openly: the story is corrected and the change is noted in its update log with the date. We don't silently delete or rewrite stories.

Contributed articles. Submitted articles go through the same checks and the same sourcing rules, and they are clearly labeled with the contributor's name.