The Defiant

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In their own words
The Defiant is a crypto and DeFi news publication delivering original, primary-source journalism since 2019. Meet the team and read our editorial standards.

From their own about page, read 12 Oct 2026. Quoted, not reproduced.

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How it behaves i

measured here
1025pieces read
587events covered
326times first
2h 49mlag when not first
When it publishes
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Busiest: Thu around 14 UTC.

Head to head
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446 96 CryptoNews.net 543 shared
205 141 Crypto Briefing 346 shared
125 102 Google News (crypto query) 227 shared
170 41 Crypto Economy 211 shared
141 67 crypto.news 208 shared
74 85 TokenPost 159 shared

Left is The Defiant first, right is them first.

What they are publishing i

Seen Event Newsrooms
Nov 6 00:43 Loopscale pauses operations after sustained attack on its Genesis Vaults 4
Nov 5 21:57 Hyperliquid Strategies Posts $620.6 Million Profit on HYPE Paper Gains 4
Nov 5 21:55 Ex-FBI agent set to plead guilty to stealing $1 million in crypto 2
Nov 5 20:23 Extended Airdrop: How to Earn Xpoints Before XTEN Launch 2
Nov 5 20:15 Greece approves 10% crypto gains tax with €500 annual exemption 4
Nov 5 20:08 California Tribes Win Order Barring Kalshi Sports Contracts on Their Lands 1