The house byline
What "Curio Editorial" actually means
A house byline is a commitment, not a way of hiding. When a page says By Curio Editorial, it means the piece was commissioned against a real reader question, researched against primary sources, challenged by a second editor, and fact-checked with the date of that check printed on the page. It reflects the standard of the whole masthead rather than one writer's view of the market this week.
We publish this way deliberately. Crypto coverage is full of personal brands whose opinions move with their holdings; ours is a publication where the process is the product. That process, sourcing, ratings, corrections, and how we disclose the use of AI tools, is written down in full in our editorial policy, and the money side is written down in our affiliate disclosure.
Outside contributions are held to the same bar and are the one exception to the house
byline: a guest piece is labelled as a guest piece. Paid placements are labelled as
paid, carry rel="sponsored" links, and never touch a ranking. If you want
to write for us, the requirements are on our write for us page.
The masthead
Four desks, one standard
Curio is organised by subject, not by seniority. Each desk owns its pages end to end, including the re-checks after publication.
Reviews and comparisons
Exchanges & wallets desk
Reads fee schedules, custody terms, and support policies straight from the provider, and re-checks every number on a fixed review cycle. Ranks on what a normal buyer actually pays and controls, never on commission rate.
The subject we know from the inside
NFTs & collectibles desk
Curio ran a licensed digital-collectibles marketplace before it was a publication. That desk still covers minting, marketplaces, royalties, and the parts of the collectibles market that quietly broke.
Explainers and technology coverage
DeFi, Web3 & GameFi desk
Takes the on-chain machinery apart in plain English: what a protocol actually does with your money, what the token is for, and which risks the marketing page leaves out.
Fact-checking, corrections, disclosure
Data & standards desk
Owns the numbers: search data, market figures, and the dated "checked on" stamps at the top of our pages. Also owns corrections, affiliate labelling, and the sponsored-content wall.
The process
How a Curio page gets made
Six steps, applied to every page on the site, from a 400-word explainer to a full exchange review.
Commission
A page is commissioned against a real reader question, not a keyword we would like to own. If we cannot say something more useful than what already ranks, we do not publish it.
Primary research
Figures come from the source: provider fee schedules, official documentation, on-chain data, filings, and regulator notices. Secondary reporting is a lead, never a citation of record.
Draft & edit
A writer drafts, an editor challenges. Claims that cannot be sourced get cut. AI tools may assist research or editing, but no unreviewed AI output is published, and AI never decides a rating.
Fact-check & date-stamp
Every number is verified and the page carries the date it was checked. Where a figure is volatile or unverifiable, we say so in the text rather than quietly rounding it.
Disclosure pass
Affiliate and sponsored relationships are labelled before publication, with rel="sponsored" on paid links and a visible label on paid placements.
Review cycle
Money pages and reviews are re-opened on a schedule. Corrections are made openly and noted on the page rather than edited away in silence.
Spotted something we got wrong? That is the most useful email we receive, send it to hello@oncurio.com or through the contact page, and read the full rules in our editorial policy.
Work with the desk
Pitching, partnering, correcting
Advertise
Labelled placements and sponsored posts, kept separate from editorial rankings.
Advertise with Curio →Correct us
Send the URL and the claim. Corrections are noted on the page, not buried.
Contact the desk →More on where we came from and what we cover on the about page, or start reading at the Curio homepage.
The Curio Editorial team, FAQs
Why does Curio use a house byline instead of named authors?
Because the byline describes who is accountable, and at Curio that is the masthead. Every piece is researched by a writer, challenged by an editor, and fact-checked before it goes out, so the standard that stands behind it is the whole team's, not one person's opinion. Our full process is set out in our editorial policy.
Who is actually behind Curio Editorial?
A small team of crypto and Web3 writers and editors who have covered this market since the last cycle, organised into the four desks listed on this page. Curio itself began in 2021 as a licensed digital-collectibles marketplace, which is why our NFT coverage comes from operating experience rather than observation.
Can I contact a specific editor?
Yes. Email hello@oncurio.com and name the desk or the page, and it reaches the editor responsible for it. Corrections are prioritised over everything else in the inbox.
How do I report a factual error?
Send the page URL and the specific claim to hello@oncurio.com. If a claim is wrong we correct it on the page and note the correction rather than removing the record of it. The corrections rule is part of our editorial policy.
Do advertisers or affiliate partners influence the team?
No. Commercial relationships pay for the publication, not for placement: rankings and ratings are decided by the editorial desk alone, and every paid link or placement is labelled. The detail is in our affiliate disclosure.
Can I write for Curio?
We accept a small number of outside contributions that meet the same standard as our own work. The requirements, and what we reject, are on our write for us page. Paid placements go through advertise with Curio instead and are always labelled as such.
Does Curio publish AI-generated articles?
No. AI tools may assist with research, drafting, and editing, but a human editor is responsible for every published page: checking facts, verifying sources, and owning the conclusions. AI never makes a rating or recommendation decision.