Cointelegraph says it is not pursuing a sale and asserts that CoinDesk's article is based on incorrect information and contains several factual errors. The company has asked CoinDesk to issue a public correction and to publish it with the same prominence as the original report rather than a quiet rewrite.

Foresight News had previously reported that CoinDesk, citing people familiar with the matter, suggested Cointelegraph might be seeking a buyer after a sharp drop in website traffic, with no sale price disclosed.