ProPublica is an independent nonprofit investigative newsroom that covers public-interest topics including cryptocurrency, blockchain, and crypto regulation. ProPublica's Twitter Score is 47 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #22,584 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
ProPublica was founded by Paul E. Steiger, who served as its founding editor-in-chief, CEO, and president, and is backed by the Sandler Foundation. The newsroom describes itself as producing investigative journalism in the public interest and began operations in 2007-2008. Among its notable crypto-related coverage, ProPublica reported on internal discussions at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development about incorporating blockchain and possibly stablecoins into agency operations. ProPublica also reported that the Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint seeking an inspector-general investigation into whether Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche violated federal conflict-of-interest law by changing crypto-prosecution policy while holding crypto-related assets.
ProPublica has also been drawn into crypto-industry controversies directly. In December 2022, following the collapse of FTX, ProPublica announced it would return $1.6 million it had received from Sam Bankman-Fried's family foundation, Building a Stronger Future. ProPublica's account has published 132,044 posts and has 1,018,870 followers as of July 2026. The account has been mentioned by 736 accounts, with 6,275 total mentions.
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