What BLOCKCHAIN TODAY does

BLOCKCHAIN TODAY (블록체인투데이) is a South Korea-based digital and print media company focused on blockchain, cryptocurrency, and adjacent technology news. Founded as a magazine in August 2018 and formalized as a legal entity (주식회사 에이비씨비) in February 2019, the company operates the blockchaintoday.co.kr news website, a free-to-access digital platform covering domestic Korean blockchain news, international blockchain developments, policy, project profiles, interviews, opinion columns, and AI industry news. The website is available in 10+ languages including Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Portuguese, French, and Hindi, supported via a translation partnership with globaltrans.co.kr. As of mid-2026 the platform hosted approximately 28,283 articles, including 6,691 English-language overseas news pieces, 2,719 Spanish articles, and 1,853 Indonesian articles.

The company's product portfolio consists of three components: the core Blockchain Today online news platform, a dedicated AI TODAY section for artificial intelligence industry coverage, and a paid print/online magazine subscription product (매거진) available monthly at 22,000 KRW or annually at 250,000 KRW. Distribution is hybrid: digital via the website and eight topic-specific RSS feeds, physical via Korea's major bookstore chains (Kyobo, Yes24, Aladin, Coupang) and direct postal subscription. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but appear to rest on three pillars: banner advertising (rate card available), print magazine subscriptions, and conference/event media partnership monetization.

The customer base is broadly defined as blockchain and cryptocurrency industry professionals and enthusiasts, addressed through a horizontal segmentation approach without named enterprise accounts. Leadership consists of publisher 정주필 and editor 임동민. The company is privately held with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional ownership, and shows no evidence of funding rounds, acquisitions, or structural transactions in the available data. It is designated as official media partner at large domestic blockchain conferences, supporting both brand visibility and a recurring event-driven content pipeline.

Name

BLOCKCHAIN TODAY

Legal name

주식회사 에이비비

Website

https://blockchaintoday.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BLOCKCHAIN TODAY (블록체인투데이) is a South Korean blockchain, cryptocurrency, and AI news media company operating a free multilingual digital news platform (10+ languages) and a paid print magazine subscription distributed through major Korean bookstores. It serves industry professionals and enthusiasts via online, RSS, print, and conference media partnership channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seochon

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BLOCKCHAIN TODAY operates a multi-language digital news media platform covering blockchain, cryptocurrency, and AI industry developments across 10+ languages. It publishes Korea's longest-running blockchain magazine in both online (free access) and offline (paid print subscription) formats, covering domestic and international news, policy, promising projects, opinion, and interviews. Revenue is generated through print magazine subscriptions and advertising sales.

Product overview

BLOCKCHAIN TODAY (블록체인투데이) is a Korean blockchain and cryptocurrency news media company operating a unified online news platform with dedicated AI news section. The company offers a print/online magazine subscription alongside its core digital news service. The main website covers blockchain, cryptocurrency, AI news across multiple categories including domestic news, international news, promising projects, opinion pieces, policies, and events. The portfolio consists of the core Blockchain Today online platform, the AI TODAY news section, and a magazine subscription product for in-depth coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blockchain Today Online News Platform (블록체인투데이) A multi-language digital news platform providing free access to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3 industry news articles covering domestic and international developments, policy, promising projects, opinion, and interviews. Available in Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Portuguese, French, and Hindi.
• Blockchain Today Print Magazine Subscription (매거진) A paid print and online magazine subscription providing in-depth blockchain and cryptocurrency coverage, available at major Korean bookstores (Kyobo, Yes24, Aladin, Coupang) and via direct postal subscription. Priced at 22,000 KRW per single copy and 250,000 KRW for an annual 12-month subscription.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• U.Today: U.Today is a multi-language crypto news outlet with Korean and other Asian-language editions, directly comparable in international multi-language digital publishing strategy to Blockchain Today's 10+ language site.
• The Block: The Block is a crypto-native news and research publication, directly comparable as a specialized news outlet serving institutional and professional crypto audiences, similar to Blockchain Today's industry-professional positioning.
• Decrypt: Decrypt is a crypto/blockchain media outlet covering news, education, and culture across digital channels — a direct competitor for the same reader and advertiser pool Blockchain Today targets.
• CoinDesk: CoinDesk is the leading English-language crypto/blockchain news outlet and the most direct comparable in terms of category, audience, and editorial scope — both publish daily digital news on blockchain, crypto markets, policy, and industry developments.
• Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin Magazine pioneered the print-and-digital crypto magazine format and operates a global English-language publication plus events business — the closest analog to Blockchain Today's hybrid online + offline magazine model.
• Cointelegraph: Cointelegraph is a global crypto news publisher with multi-language coverage and a magazine-style editorial approach, making it closely comparable to Blockchain Today's hybrid digital-plus-feature journalism model.
• CryptoSlate: CryptoSlate is a crypto news and data publisher serving a similar professional and enthusiast reader base, with comparable editorial coverage of blockchain industry developments and policy.
• BeInCrypto: BeInCrypto is a multi-language crypto news publisher operating across many of the same geographies (including Asian and Spanish-language editions) that Blockchain Today targets, making it a comparable international crypto media business.

Regional players

• TokenPost: TokenPost (토큰포스트) is one of the largest Korean-language crypto news platforms and a direct domestic competitor to Blockchain Today for Korean readers, advertisers, and conference media partnerships.
• Coinness: Coinness (코인니스) is a Korean-language crypto market data and news platform competing with Blockchain Today for Korean crypto readers, with overlapping coverage of exchanges, policy, and Korean market activity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/blockchaintoday.co.kr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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