Blockworks Ends 0xResearch Newsletter as Eight People Announce Departures

Blockworks, a crypto data company, published the final issue of its 0xResearch newsletter on Nov. 6. The change came as eight people associated with the company announced departures and Blockworks widened access to its data for AI clients.

The departure posts, dated Oct. 19 through Nov. 7, named Nikhil Chat, Kunal Doshi, Westie, Nick Carpinito, Jake Koch-Gallup, Silvio Busonero, AJC and Sam Schubert. The announcements spanned research, data and product, and advisory roles. A Nov. 2 financial disclosure listed Koch-Gallup, Doshi, Carpinito, AJC and Schubert under Research, and Busonero under Advisory.

Some of the posts expressed differing views of the company’s product direction. Westie, who said he had worked across research, data and product, described product development as “the company’s primary focus this year and beyond.” Koch-Gallup, who joined Blockworks through its acquisition of Messari, wrote that “it’s sad to see one of the leading crypto research firms shift its focus away from research.” Schubert said, “I have a lot of confidence in the direction Blockworks is taking and look forward to seeing what the team achieves.”

Blockworks opened its data to anyone using Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another Model Context Protocol (MCP) client on Nov. 3. The service lets AI clients query standardized data behind Blockworks Intel and its research. Claimants could receive 10,000 credits valued at $100; the credits expire 30 days after they are claimed. The initial MCP launch in October came with an API subscription. The connection also lets users link AI clients to Blockworks’ dataset catalog and build applications.

Blockworks announced its acquisition of Messari on June 12 as part of a broader data and AI strategy. Messari covered more than 40,000 assets, and Blockworks framed its data and API as part of a platform for investors, issuers and AI agents. Jason Yanowitz said, “AI will drastically accelerate our vision to build better capital markets.”

The Nov. 6 announcement identified the end of 0xResearch specifically. It did not announce an end to all Blockworks research products.