Blockworks is a crypto data, research, and investor relations company based in the United States, co-founded by Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito. Blockworks's Twitter Score is 556 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #236 (top 0.1%) out of 483,944 tracked accounts.
Blockworks evolved from a crypto media firm into a data and investor relations platform, closing its news division to focus on data, disclosures, and compliance for onchain capital markets. In May 2023, Blockworks raised $12 million at a $135 million post-money valuation, backed by 10T Holdings, Framework Ventures, and Santiago Santos. Blockworks has since raised a Series A extension at a $192 million valuation. In May 2024, Blockworks acquired The Breakdown podcast network as its flagship daily podcast. In June 2026, Blockworks acquired rival crypto-data firm Messari for over $10 million, a deal described by the Wall Street Journal as acquired at a discount, with the combined platform targeting asset issuers needing disclosures and investor relations and underwriters needing asset analysis.
Blockworks operates Blockworks Research, a subscription product covering data, analytics, governance analysis, and real-time news, and launched GovHub to track and analyze crypto protocol governance proposals. Blockworks Investor Relations provides onchain businesses with internal analytics portals, branded IR portals, workflow tools, advisory services, and Token Transparency Framework integration. Blockworks launched the Transparency Alliance, an industry-led group establishing the Token Transparency Framework as a standard for token market disclosures, with founding members including Coinbase, Binance US, Kraken, Grayscale, Anchorage Digital, VanEck, and Bitwise. Blockworks also hosts the Digital Asset Summit, with upcoming events in Singapore on October 7, 2026, and in London on November 10-11, 2026. Blockworks has 499,348 followers as of August 2026 and 36,465 posts. Blockworks has been mentioned by 1,750 accounts, with 4,441 total mentions.
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Blockworks draws a following of crypto-focused accounts across media, research, and investment. The accounts that follow Blockworks include 1,965 founders, 455 angel investors, 1,123 influencers and 78 VCs, among them Erik Voorhees, Toly, Ansem, Solana, Stani and Michael Saylor.