TechFlow News reports that on May 8, according to an official announcement on DL News’ website, DL News will officially shut down by the end of May 2026. Founded in 2022 as the news division of the on-chain data platform DefiLlama, DL News was dedicated to delivering independent, high-quality cryptocurrency journalism. However, internal conflicts at DefiLlama in early 2023 led to a de facto separation between the two entities, depriving DL News of traffic support from its parent platform. Since then, overall traffic across cryptocurrency and technology media has sharply declined, and the rise of AI has further accelerated the collapse of search-based distribution channels.
Although its commercial research arm, DL Research, achieved 270% revenue growth in 2025—exceeding seven-figure annual sales—this was still insufficient to sustain overall operations. The team formally notified employees of the company’s closure on May 1.
