Cointelegraph seeks buyer after sharp traffic drop: CoinDesk

Cointelegraph, one of the better-known crypto media outlets, is seeking a buyer after a sharp drop in traffic, CoinDesk reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. According to CoinDesk, Cointelegraph was hit by a Google penalty in October 2025 and disappeared from Google search results, cutting organic search traffic by about 80%. Similarweb data showed Cointelegraph’s monthly visits were above 12 million in December 2024, but had fallen to just over 700,000 as of Sept. 1 this year. CoinDesk added the prolonged slump in the crypto market also hurt traffic as user interest shifted away from crypto news. Against that backdrop, Cointelegraph has quietly begun looking for an acquirer, though no target sale price has been disclosed.