Blockworks Loses Seven Staff as It Shifts to Products

Seven employees announced departures on X as Blockworks prioritizes product development over research.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Artificial Intelligence

Long data center corridor with rows of dark server racks and cables along the floor, lit by cool diffuse light. — Blockworks lost seven employees between Oct. 19 and Nov. 6 as the crypto research firm shifted resources toward product development after launching an AI data service. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Seven Blockworks staff members have announced their departures on X, with posts dated from Oct. 19 through Nov. 6. The company says it is prioritizing product development, and the exits follow its opening of an AI data service to all users on Nov. 3.

Why it matters

The departures signal a strategic pivot from research toward product development at a company that acquired Messari, which covers more than 40,000 assets, earlier this year. The move reflects how crypto data firms are reorganizing around AI-accessible products.

Seven staff members departed, and new Blockworks MCP accounts receive $100 in credits. Blockworks was valued at $192 million before its June acquisition of Messari, and it is unclear how the departures will affect that operation.

The players

Blockworks

Blockworks is a crypto media and data company that acquired Messari and offers research and AI-accessible data products.

Jake Koch-Gallup

Koch-Gallup is a former Blockworks staff member who stated the company shifted its focus away from research.

The details

Departing employees including Jake Koch-Gallup, Nick Carpinito, Kunal Doshi, and Silvio Busonero announced their exits on X. Blockworks also published a final newsletter titled 'Signing off' on Nov. 6, marking the end of its 0xResearch edition.

June 12: Blockworks acquired Messari.
Oct. 1: Blockworks MCP service launched for API customers.
Oct. 19: One departure announcement was posted.
Nov. 3: Blockworks MCP access opened to everyone.
Nov. 5: Two more departure announcements were posted.

The Tech Race

Blockworks' MCP service places it among data firms adopting the Model Context Protocol to connect proprietary datasets to Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. The move shows crypto data companies competing to become AI-accessible infrastructure rather than standalone research publishers.

Users can now connect Blockworks data to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or another MCP client, and new accounts receive $100 in credits. The shift may change how research subscribers access Blockworks content going forward.

The takeaway

Readers tracking AI tools should watch whether crypto data firms keep research products or move fully into API and MCP offerings, since that determines which data sources remain available to individual users.