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Blockworks announced that it has acquired Messari, combining two of crypto's largest data and media platforms.
What's the Scoop?
- The Deal: Blockworks acquired Messari for only $10M following its recent Series A extension, which the company said was raised specifically to consolidate crypto's fragmented data and information sector. Messari was valued at $300M in its Series B four years ago.
- The Two-Sided Vision: Blockworks frames the combined entity as serving two distinct customer bases. Asset issuers (protocols, chains, foundations, stablecoin and RWA issuers, prediction markets) that need investor relations, disclosure frameworks, and ratings. Asset underwriters (funds, regulators, exchanges, brokerages, custodians, and increasingly AI agents) that need data, diligence tools, and monitoring. Blockworks states it has been building for the former while Messari has been building for the latter. Combined is what Blockworks calls "a single system of record for all onchain assets."
- The AI Angle: Blockworks emphasized the agent-readable infrastructure angle, noting that as trading becomes increasingly agentic, market data needs to flow through APIs that AI can call directly. Owning the underlying data substrate becomes more strategically valuable as more transactions are executed by machines rather than humans.
1/ Blockworks has acquired Messari.
— Blockworks (@Blockworks) June 12, 2026
We’re bringing together crypto’s two largest data and market intelligence platforms. pic.twitter.com/pw5f4I0oSU
