Crypto outlets remove coverage after study links press releases to scams

Several crypto media sites quietly removed articles that discussed a Chainstory study finding most press releases came from high‑risk or scam‑linked projects. Sources allege external pressure from within the crypto PR ecosystem, though no direct public evidence names who requested the takedowns or why they occurred.

Chainstory analyzed 2,893 press releases distributed between June 16 and November 1, 2025, using AI sentiment tagging and risk classification alongside blacklists. The report found 62% of releases originated from high‑risk (35.6%) or confirmed scam projects (26.9%), while low‑risk issuers made up 27%.

In some niches such as cloud mining, scam or high‑risk content dominated roughly 90% of releases. The analysis also flagged heavily promotional tone—neutral 10%, overstated 54%, overtly promotional 19%—and that 49% of items were minor product tweaks, 24% were exchange listing announcements, and just 2% (58 releases) were substantive corporate events.

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