# The Block

> Educating the world on crypto.

The Block is a crypto media and information services company that provides news, research, and market data for digital asset professionals and investors.

The Block is a digital asset information services company delivering news, research, and market data to professionals in finance, technology, and policy. Users can access breaking crypto news, proprietary data dashboards, market indices, in-depth research reports, and premium institutional intelligence. The platform covers the global cryptocurrency space continuously and serves individual readers, institutional investors, and enterprise organizations.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Media
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2018-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_block

## Products

- [The Block](https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_block): The Block is a news and media platform that delivers breaking cryptocurrency news, live market prices, proprietary data dashboards, market indices, and research reports on digital assets. The platform covers policy, deals, and crypto ecosystems across multiple content verticals for a global audience. (News & Media, Live, Main Product)
- [The Block Pro](https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_block): The Block Pro is a data terminal that delivers institutional-grade research, proprietary datasets, a venture deals database, and premium news for digital asset professionals. Users access curated market intelligence, API integrations, custom data requests, and AI-assisted research through tiered subscription plans starting at $2,500 annually. (Data Terminal, Live)
- [The Block Campus](https://thegrid.id/profiles/the_block): The Block Campus is an education and training platform that helps organizations hire crypto-fluent candidates and upskill existing teams using expert-built assessments and structured learning paths for the digital asset industry. (Education and Training, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.theblock.co)
- [Blog](https://www.theblock.co/latest-crypto-news)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.theblock.co/terms-service)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.theblock.co/privacy-policy)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/TheBlockCo)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/theblockcrypto)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/theblockcrypto1)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/theblockcrypto)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/the_block_crypto)
- [Medium](https://medium.com/the-block-crypto)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@theblockcrypto)

## Legal

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- The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and
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- [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers
- [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service.
- [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service.
- [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services.
- [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures

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- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
- [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships
- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP