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Paid on time
Payment within 10 business days of publication. Not “after the client pays” — there is no client, there is an editorial budget.
Open call for freelance writers
Write for Altcoinlog
We buy pieces from practitioners: analysts, researchers, lawyers, and developers. Rates are public, the editor replies within three business days, the fee arrives within ten days of publication.
$15–120
per piece
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freelance author
3 days
pitch reply
What you get
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A profile with a track record
Every forecast of yours is checked against the outcome in public. In six months you have a verifiable hit rate you can show anywhere.
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Work with an editor
You get the text back with questions on substance, not comma edits. One or two rounds is normal, not a sign of failure.
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Distribution
The piece goes to a newsletter of 75,000 subscribers and to the publication’s channels. A link to your profile sits on every piece.
The other side
If you write a forecast, it goes into your public stats — including when it does not come true. We do not delete failed forecasts or rewrite them after the fact. If that is unacceptable, better not to start.
What authors get
The same terms for staff and freelance authors. Everything below is in the contract.
A fee for every accepted piece
The rate depends on format and depth: news, analysis, research. Paid within 10 days of publication.
A public profile with metrics
An author page with articles, views and followers. Stats are computed automatically and never edited by hand.
Distribution
Your piece goes to the feed, the newsletter and the Telegram channel; every publication links to your profile.
An editor and fact-checking
Every text goes through an editor and a fact check. We edit with you, not instead of you.
Awards and status
Regular publications and accurate forecasts earn awards in your profile and verified-author status.
Direct line to the newsroom
A reply to your pitch within three days, a dedicated chat with an editor, briefs on the topics we need.
Who we are looking for
Five beats. Under each — an example of a piece we would buy on the spot.
Market analyst
A move dissected with causes and the levels at which the scenario stops working.
Example“Why the April correction was not a liquidation cascade: what the order book shows”
On-chain researcher
Work with network data: flows, address clusters, holder behavior.
Example“Where coins left exchanges over the last 90 days — a cluster breakdown”
Regulation lawyer
Bills and court decisions broken down with consequences for the investor.
Example“What the staking court ruling changes for retail holders”
Protocol developer
Technical upgrades and their practical consequences.
Example“Why the network upgrade cut fees, and for how long”
Investigator
Fraud schemes, hacks, movement of stolen funds.
Example“How $8.5 million left through fake staking: a contract breakdown”
Rates
The range depends on depth and urgency, not on length of the text.
| Format | Length | Deadline | Fee |
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| News with analysis | 2,500–4,000 characters | 1 day | $10–60 |
| Analytical piece | 6,000–10,000 characters | 3–5 days | $15–120 |
| Explainer / guide | 5,000–9,000 characters | 4–7 days | $15–85 |
| Investigation | from 10,000 characters | 2–4 weeks | $40–180 |
| Regular column | 4,000–6,000 characters | every 2 weeks | $30 per issue |
How the rate grows
- — After five published pieces — the top of the range becomes the base.
- — For an exclusive that other outlets reprint — a 50% premium.
- — Regular writers after a year — a fixed monthly contract instead of per-piece pay.
Requirements
Required
- Every factual claim has a source — primary, not a retelling of another outlet.
- A forecast comes with premises and the condition under which it stops working.
- Conflicts of interest are disclosed before work starts: asset positions, work for projects, consulting.
- Data with a retrieval date. Figures go stale in a day.
We never publish
- Marketing copy dressed as analysis.
- Covert advertising of a project, exchange, or token in any form.
- A forecast with no reasoning — “price will go to $150,000.”
- A translation/retelling of someone else’s piece with no original contribution.
- Text generated entirely by AI. AI as a tool is allowed; authorship is not.
How the work goes
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Pitch
You send a 300-character topic: what the piece is, why now, what data you have.
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Editor reply
We reply to everyone — yes, no, or “reframe it this way.”
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Structure agreement
We agree on the plan and length before you start writing.
1–2 days04
Draft and edits
One or two rounds with questions on substance.
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Publication and payment
The piece runs with your name and a link to your profile.
10 daysSend a pitch
Five fields. We’ll ask the rest by email.
FAQ
Yes, if the topic requires anonymity — for example, you are a current employee of an exchange or a regulator. The newsroom still knows your real identity: that is a condition without which we do not publish. The pseudonym appears in the byline, and the track record is kept under it as well.
No. You need experience in the subject: markets, on-chain, regulation, protocols, or investigations. If you can explain something complex and back the figures — that is enough.
You keep authorship. The newsroom gets a non-exclusive license to publish and distribute. Reprinting with a link to the original follows the rules on the partners page.
No, if the pitch or draft is rejected on the merits. If the piece was commissioned and did not run because of us — we pay 30% of the agreed rate.
Yes. The piece runs in the EN edition; we can translate it for our other editions if needed.
As it works out. A column — every two weeks. One-off pieces are accepted with no quota.
Questions before the pitch?
Write to the editor directly. We reply to emails faster than to forms.