About us
Who we are
OKChess.org is an independent news publication covering the cryptocurrency and digital-asset industry. We report on markets, regulation, protocol engineering and the companies building financial infrastructure on public networks.
The publication is owned and operated by OKChess Media, a privately held company registered in England and Wales. No exchange, token issuer, protocol foundation or venture fund holds any equity in the company or any editorial influence over what we publish.
How we are funded. Revenue comes from display advertising and reader subscriptions. Advertisers have no advance sight of editorial coverage. Sponsored material, when it appears, is labelled as such at the top of the page and is never written by the newsroom.
Where we work. Reporters are based in London and New York. Stories carry the byline of the reporter who wrote them, the section they were filed under, and the date and time of publication in UTC.
Our newsroom
Marta Alvarez
Markets Editor
Marta covers digital-asset markets and exchange structure. She spent eight years reporting on fixed income before moving to crypto in 2019, and edits OKChess.org's daily markets coverage.
Daniel Okonkwo
Policy Correspondent
Daniel reports on financial regulation from Washington, with a focus on stablecoin legislation, enforcement actions and the rulemaking process at the banking agencies.
Lena Tanaka
Protocols Reporter
Lena writes about protocol engineering, rollups and network security. She previously worked as a distributed-systems engineer and reads specifications so readers do not have to.
Rowan McCarthy
Business Editor
Rowan edits OKChess.org's coverage of the companies behind digital assets — exchanges, custodians, miners and the venture investors funding them. He joined after a decade covering financial technology.
Priya Ferreira
Senior Markets Reporter
Priya reports on Asian trading hours, market microstructure and the flow of capital between offshore venues and regulated exchanges. She is a CFA charterholder.
Johan Lindqvist
Policy Reporter
Johan follows European digital-asset supervision, from licensing regimes to travel-rule implementation, and has covered EU financial policy since 2016.
Amira Haddad
Infrastructure Reporter
Amira covers mining, energy and the physical infrastructure that underpins public blockchains, including data-centre economics and grid interconnection.
Theo Whitfield
Investigations Reporter
Theo works on long-form investigations into fraud, insolvency and on-chain money movement. His reporting has prompted two regulatory reviews.