Ethics Policy

WYDE Newsroom covers nonprofits, crypto philanthropy, and the WYDE ecosystem itself. These standards govern how we report.

Sourcing

Claims about nonprofit finances are sourced from IRS Form 990 filings, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, or Candid. On-chain claims are sourced from public block explorers with transaction hashes linked when relevant.

Conflicts of interest

When we cover a project, organization, or person with financial ties to WYDE, the $EAT token, or contributing staff, we disclose the relationship in the article. Coverage of WYDE ecosystem entities is clearly labeled.

Editorial independence

Newsletter sponsorships and ecosystem partnerships do not influence editorial coverage. Sponsored content is labeled distinctly from reported journalism.

Use of AI and verification

AI systems monitor sources, retrieve public records and draft articles under the direction of the editor, who sets what is covered and the rules it is written to. Before publication, software confirms that every quotation appears word for word in a linked source and that every figure appears in a source or is shown as arithmetic. An article that fails these checks is held. Every article needs at least two sources from two different outlets, and errors found after publication are corrected under the corrections policy.

Anonymous sources

We grant anonymity only when sources face credible professional or legal risk and the information cannot be obtained on the record. Anonymous claims are corroborated with documents or additional sources before publication.