The information battlefield is heating up. What's often overlooked: the real danger isn't always about blocking voices—it's about who's bankrolling them.

Across the crypto and Web3 space, you'll find plenty of "independent" commentators and analysts. Sounds legit, right? Problem is, many of them have already been quietly brought into the fold. Some deals run into six figures, yet nobody's talking about who's writing the checks.

The lack of transparency here is telling. When money flows behind closed doors, narratives shift. Trust erodes. And in an industry already skeptical of institutions, this kind of undisclosed backing turns your information sources into something that looks a lot less independent than advertised.