Editorial standards
How Orange Wire reports, checks and corrects the news. If we fall short of any of this, tell us at hello@orangewirebtc.com.
Sources come first
- Every figure, date, name and quote comes from a page we opened, and every news story links its sources at the bottom. Analysis pieces rely mainly on our own data. They name any outside source in the sentence that uses it, without a link. At the bottom, they list the data behind the analysis.
- We prefer primary sources: SEC filings, company releases, official data and the Bitcoin developers' own notes.
- The key figure in each story is checked against a second source or the primary document. When sources disagree, we use the primary document, give each figure with its source, or leave the figure out.
- Social media posts are tips, not sources. We publish a figure from a post only after a filing, release or official page confirms it.
How stories are checked before they go live
From November 13, 2026, every story and every change to a page's text or design goes through three steps. Stories published before then did not go through these steps. First, automatic checks confirm the site builds, internal links work, sources are listed and tracker figures add up. They also open new and key pages at phone and desktop sizes to catch errors and broken layouts.
Second, four separate AI reviewers, each working apart from the writer, check the work against written rules. A fact checker tests every figure against its sources. A copy editor checks for plain English. A standards editor checks fairness, attribution and original wording, and a site reviewer looks at the finished pages. Anything that fails is fixed or held back.
Third, our editor reviews each finished story or page, with the AI reviewers' notes, and decides whether to publish it. The AI reviewers can flag problems and suggest changes, but only the editor approves. No story or page change goes live without that approval.
Stories are researched and drafted with AI tools, following the rules on this page.
Daily data updates, such as chart prices, treasury holdings and ETF flows, pass the automatic build and data checks and go live without the editor's review. Live figures load straight from the providers named below.
How we write
- Plain English for a smart newcomer, in our own words. We quote people briefly and exactly.
- Claims are attributed: "according to CoinShares", "Strategy said in a filing".
- No hype, no price predictions and no financial advice.
- Bitcoin only. Other coins appear only when they affect Bitcoin.
- Pieces marked Analysis are our own explanation of the news and the data. They follow the same rules: no price predictions or advice of our own. Views and forecasts come from named sources; our own voice sticks to what the data shows and what it can't tell you.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix the story and say so. A corrected story shows an "Updated" date at the top and a correction note at the bottom explaining what changed. We note every correction of fact. To report an error, email hello@orangewirebtc.com with the story link.
Independence
- No company pays for coverage, and no one outside Orange Wire approves a story before it runs.
- Sponsored content, if we ever run it, will be clearly labeled and kept apart from the news.
- Affiliate links in our guides and on conference tickets are labeled “Affiliate link”. They never change what we list, the order or what we say. When a story or event page names a company we earn commissions from, it says so. Reader tips buy nothing. Details: Disclosures.
- Our shop sells Orange Wire merch and recommends a few products from other makers. None of this affects what we cover.
Data on this site
Live prices come from Coinbase, network figures from mempool.space and Fear & Greed from alternative.me. Treasury holdings come from CoinGecko, corrected with company filings where those are newer. Price history comes from Bitstamp (the blockchain.com price index before September 2011). Strategy's holdings always come from its own SEC filings. Daily ETF flows come from TFTC's open tracker (CC BY 4.0). Each data page names its sources.
Guides and comparisons
Our wallet and where-to-buy guides describe every product on the same published points and list them in a fixed order. No company pays to be listed. If a guide ever carries an affiliate link, that link is marked "Affiliate link" next to it, and it does not change what we say or the order. Each guide states its order and when we add a security note.
Nothing on Orange Wire is financial advice. Do your own research.