Regulation is where crypto ATM operators live or die, and where readers get the least reliable information. We want pieces grounded in actual filings and rules – not predictions about what a regulator might do next.
What we want
- State money transmitter requirements and how they differ in practice, not just on paper
- FinCEN registration, the Travel Rule, and what they oblige an operator to collect
- Enforcement actions analysed for what they signal, rather than summarised
- Legislative tracking with an honest read on likelihood
What we decline
- Predictions about regulator behaviour
- Advocacy from either direction
- Legal advice, or anything that reads as legal advice
- Press-release summaries with no added analysis
A pitch that would work
A comparison of ID thresholds at the same operator across four states, tied precisely to what each state actually requires.
Rates
Submissions are currently free. We are building this section and would rather have good crypto regulation and compliance reporting than early revenue, so there is no fee to submit or to publish right now. Paid placement will open later; when it does it will be clearly labelled and the editorial standards on this page will not change.
What payment will never buy: a directory listing, a better position in it, or publication of something that fails fact-checking. See the sponsored content policy and our affiliate disclosure.
Requirements
- 1,000-1,500 words, original, not published anywhere else.
- Sources linked inline to primary material – filings, fee schedules, operator records.
- A real author bio and a verifiable identity.
- We edit for accuracy and house style, and we fact-check before publishing. See our editorial process.
- Unfamiliar terms are defined in our crypto glossary – use it rather than re-explaining basics.
Questions
Are you looking for lawyers?
Practitioners are welcome, but the piece must be analysis rather than client-facing legal advice, and it will carry a disclaimer.
Do you cover non-US regulation?
Only where it affects US operators or users directly.
Can I cover pending legislation?
Yes, with an honest assessment of whether it will pass. We decline pieces treating a draft bill as settled.
Other subjects we accept
We run a separate brief for each subject because what makes a good crypto regulation and compliance piece is not what makes a good piece elsewhere. Pick the one that fits:
- Write for us: cryptocurrency
- Write for us: Bitcoin
- Write for us: Ethereum
- Write for us: Bitcoin ATMs
- Write for us: blockchain
- Write for us: DeFi
- Write for us: crypto mining
- Write for us: crypto security and scams
- Write for us: crypto exchanges
- General submissions
Before you pitch
Read something we have published, and look at the ATM directory – it is the centre of the site and the reason our standards on sourcing are what they are. Then send the topic, your angle, and one sentence on what makes it different from what already ranks.
Use the contact form or email editor@usacryptoreports.com. Our terms of use cover submitted content.