These guidelines describe how Crypto Ruble Coins produces, edits, and stands behind its content. They apply to every piece we publish, from a short explainer to a CBDC Watch entry, and they are the standards our contributors agree to work by.
Human-written, human-edited
Our editorial content is written by people and edited by people. We do not publish AI-generated article prose. Where we use software tools — for example to gather live market data, compute a table, or check a draft — the reporting, editorial judgement, and words remain human, and a human editor is accountable for every published claim. Any use of AI assistance in our workflow is limited to support tasks and is disclosed here rather than hidden.
Bylines: named contributors and the collective desk
Every piece carries a real byline. It is either a named, consenting contributor with a public profile — currently Olivier Acuna, Stanislas Pogorzelski, and Bernard Condon — or the collective Crypto Ruble Coins editorial desk for collaborative or data-desk pieces. We never invent journalists, credentials, or headshots, and we never publish under a bare “admin” account. Named authors are real people who have consented to a public profile; the collective byline is used honestly, not to hide an individual.
Sourcing and attribution
We source our claims and cite primary sources — central-bank publications, official regulators, company filings, and on-chain or exchange data — rather than relaying rumour. For money-layer topics we prefer the original document over secondary coverage, link to it where we can, and are explicit about what is confirmed versus what is reported or speculative. We attribute other outlets’ original reporting rather than passing it off as our own.
Fact-checking and compliance review
Before publication, claims are checked against their sources. Money-layer, CBDC, sanctions, and regulation stories go through an added compliance check to make sure coverage of sensitive topics stays as reporting — never as advice or as guidance to circumvent any law or sanction — and that the sanctions-compliant, non-facilitation stance is respected.
No hype, honest framing, no fabrication
We avoid hype, guaranteed-return language, and disguised buy/sell calls. We do not fabricate figures, tokenomics, quotes, dates, partnerships, or credentials; where a fact is unknown we say so or leave it out rather than invent it. Where we assess or compare products, we explain our reasoning and never present a paid relationship as an independent verdict.
Independence, conflicts, and disclosure
We do not take payment for favourable coverage. Advertising is labelled and kept off compliance and safety content, and any affiliate links are disclosed inline and at our affiliate disclosure. Contributors disclose relevant financial interests so we can manage conflicts.
Global perspective and reader feedback
Crypto is global, and so is our audience. We try to cover the money layer from beyond a US-dollar-only viewpoint — pricing crypto in many currencies, and treating emerging-market and CIS-relevant developments as news rather than as an afterthought — while holding the same compliance line everywhere. We take reader feedback seriously: tips, challenges, and corrections from readers regularly improve our coverage, and we would rather be told we are wrong than stay wrong.
Corrections and accountability
When we get something wrong, we fix it openly and, for material errors, log it at corrections. How we source and date The CBDC Watch and our live data is set out in the methodology. These guidelines are reviewed as the site and the regulatory landscape evolve, and a human editor remains accountable for every published claim.
Not financial or legal advice. Crypto Ruble Coins is an independent news and education publication. It is not a cryptocurrency exchange, a currency-conversion or off-ramp service, or a payment facilitator, and it does not facilitate sanctions evasion. Crypto is volatile and high-risk. Do your own research.