Of 60 answers

The most named companies in the study, and S&P 500 financials, with how many of their 60 AI answers named them.

SWIFT47/60TRANSUNION46/60EXPERIAN42/60COINSTAR41/60NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION41/60ZELLE41/60BLOOMBERG L.P.38/60TRADINGVIEW38/60BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO37/60PAYPAL37/60VENMO37/60CHEXSYSTEMS33/60EQUIFAX33/60MORNINGSTAR32/60S&P GLOBAL31/60ALPACA MARKETS30/60COINBASE30/60PINWHEEL29/60STRIPE29/60XERO29/60ACORNS28/60AFFIRM28/60PAYFAST (PAYGATE)28/60PAYONEER28/60INTERACTIVE BROKERS26/60CHARLES SCHWAB19/60THE HARTFORD9/60MOODY'S21/60CME GROUP19/60ACCENTURE11/60CHUBB10/60MORGAN STANLEY6/60AMERICAN EXPRESS14/60SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL12/60FACTSET20/60NASDAQ19/60ALLSTATE11/60WELLS FARGO18/60PAYCHEX10/60ARES MANAGEMENT3/60
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AI visibility statementFinance AI Visibility Study 2026Issued October 14, 2026
Account holder

The Block

theblock.co

Research, news and mediaAdvisers and services

Money20/20 attendee

Statement period
October 9 to 14, 2026
when the AI assistants were asked
Account no.
171 of 2,219
its rank by overall score
Place in its category
7th of 73 research and media companies
Closing balance

Named in

15of 60 answers

by 4 of 4 assistants

Statement note

What this means for The Block

AI assistants name The Block in 25% of answers, while the typical company in its sector is not named at all. Its overall score is 41 out of 100, ranking 171st of 2,219 companies and 18th in its sector. The Block's website passes 5 out of 14 technical checks for AI tool readiness.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about its market, so no question mentioned The Block by name. AI assistants named it in 15 of the 60 answers. Counting only how often it is named, it ranks 10th of 346 in its sector. The typical advisory or services firm is named in 0.0% of answers.

Overall score
41Overall score
  • Visibility26
  • Citations2
  • Sentiment77
  • Site quality80
  • AI readiness36
Summary of account
Named by AI in
25.0%
15 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
29.4%
of the mentions of it and its 5 peers
AI readiness
5/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 4
Rank in its sector
18 of 346
by overall score, where the typical advisory or services firm scores 27

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Line itemsSection 01

Every question, and where the company came up

The Block came up on 6 of 15 questions. Open any window to read that answer.

  1. 01Where can I find unbiased analysis and breaking news on major digital assets?4/4
  2. 02Best open-source platforms for tracking cryptocurrency prices and market developments0/4
  3. 03How do crypto news aggregators compare to in-depth research platforms for staying updated?1/4
  4. 04What’s the best way to integrate live cryptocurrency indices into a daily trading workflow?0/4
  5. 05Crypto news portals vs. on-chain data analytics tools — which is better for professional traders?2/4
  6. 06What are some alternatives to centralized crypto news and data websites for market research?0/4
  7. 07Why is crypto market pricing data sometimes delayed or inconsistent across different platforms?0/4
  8. 08Do paid digital asset research subscriptions offer significant benefits over free sources?0/4
  9. 09What should I do if live price charts for digital assets aren’t updating properly on a news site?0/4
  10. 10Are there affordable options for accessing comprehensive digital asset market data feeds?0/4
  11. 11How can institutional investors utilize crypto news sites for faster market insights?3/4
  12. 12What are the best sources for real-time cryptocurrency news and market data updates?4/4
  13. 13Is subscribing to a premium crypto market data service worth the cost for individual investors?0/4
  14. 14Top websites to track live prices for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins in the US1/4
  15. 15How much does it typically cost for access to advanced crypto price tracking and research tools?0/4
Total namedOpenAI: 2/15Claude: 3/15Perplexity: 6/15Gemini: 4/15All assistants: 15/60
named the companyanswered without naming itdid not answer

Columns, left to right: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. Across the study, on 50% of the questions where a company is named, only one AI assistant names it.

Transaction detailSection 02

What Perplexity actually said

An answer that names the company

Perplexitynamed the company

“Where can I find unbiased analysis and breaking news on major digital assets?”

For a balanced, reliable view of major digital assets, use several sources rather than relying on one outlet:

CoinDesk — fast breaking news, market coverage, and policy reporting; it publishes editorial-independence principles and data-driven research.

The Block — strong for institutional-grade analysis, on-chain data, ETF flows, regulation, and market structure; some deeper research requires a subscription.

Decrypt — accessible explanations of complex crypto and Web3 developments, useful for readers who want context alongside headlines.

CoinGecko or Co …

The AI’s answer as we received it, shortened and not checked for accuracy.

PayeesSection 03

Where the mentions went

The companies these answers named, and how the mentions were split between this company and its peers.

Also named

CompanyTimes named
  1. 01
    CoinDesk
    11
  2. 02
    Cointelegraph
    7
  3. 03
    Decrypt
    5
  4. 04
    CryptoSlate
    1
  5. 05
    The Defiant
    1

Share of mentions

CompanyShare
  1. The Block
    29.4%
  2. CoinDesk
    29.4%
  3. Cointelegraph
    21.6%
  4. Decrypt
    13.7%
  5. CryptoSlate
    3.9%
  6. The Defiant
    2.0%
ReferrersSection 04

Websites the AI used as sources

How many times each website was listed as a source in these answers

  1. 01
    coingecko.com
    18
  2. 02
    bitget.com
    12
  3. 03
    coinbureau.com
    11
  4. 04
    coinmarketcap.com
    10
  5. 05
    spark.money
    8
  6. 06
    paybis.com
    6
  7. 07
    financefeeds.com
    6
  8. 08
    crypticweb3.com
    5
  9. 09
    coinapi.io
    5
  10. 10
    github.com
    5

The Block is in the study as a research or media company.

By assistantSection 05

Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

Perplexity
6/15
Gemini
4/15
Claude
3/15
OpenAI
2/15
Market comparisonSection 06

How The Block compares with all 2,219 companies

Every tower is a company in the study, taller for a higher overall score and lit where AI assistants named it. Its own group stays lit. Hover a tower to see it, and click to open it.

What makes up the score

Each part is scored out of 100.

Visibility
26

How often AI assistants name the company, and how that compares with its peers

Citations
2

How often AI uses the company's own website as a source

Sentiment
77

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
80

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
36

How easily AI tools can read and use the website

Visibility is calculated from the answers on this page. How the score is built.

Against its sectorSection 07

Compared with advisory and services firms

346 companies in this sector. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
41
Ranks 18 of 346. Typical company: 27
Named in answers
25.0%
Ranks 10 of 346. Typical company: 0.0%
AI readiness
36
Ranks 38 of 346. Typical company: 29
Against its categorySection 08

Compared with research and media companies

73 companies in this category. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
41
Ranks 7 of 73. Typical company: 31
Named in answers
25.0%
Ranks 5 of 73. Typical company: 3.3%
AI readiness
36
Ranks 12 of 73. Typical company: 29
AI agentsSection 09

Ready for AI agents

What this website publishes for an AI agent to read, use and pay through, on a scale of six levels.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5

Level 2: Bot-aware. Explicit AI bot rules and declared Content Signals.

To reach level 3:
  • Markdown negotiation

Some checks could not run. With them, up to level 3 would be possible.

The website turns away requests that do not come from a browser. AI agents that say what they are meet the same refusal.

Can an AI agent check out here?

Not by itself. The Block publishes none of the agent payment protocols we look for. An agent would have to click through the website like a person.

Agent payment protocols
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present
  • AP2Not present
  • ACPNot present
  • UCPNot present
Interfaces for AI agents
  • MCP Server CardNot present
  • A2A Agent CardNot present
  • Agent SkillsNot present
  • API CatalogNot present
  • llms.txtPublished
  • WebMCPCould not check
Show every check, for your technical team
Discoverability
100 of 100
  • robots.txtPassed

    A valid robots.txt with crawl rules at the site root.

    study: 86.1%
  • SitemapPassed

    An XML sitemap listing the pages, ideally referenced from robots.txt.

    study: 87.9%
  • Link headersCould not check

    Send Link headers such as rel="api-catalog" or rel="describedby" on the homepage.

    study: 1.5%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryNot present

    Advertise agent endpoints with SVCB records under _agents.

    study: 4.3%
Content accessibility
100 of 100
  • Markdown negotiationCould not check

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

    study: 6.2%
  • llms.txtPassed

    An llms.txt that tells language models what the site offers.

    study: 31.0%
Bot access control
100 of 100
  • AI bot rulesPassed

    Explicit robots.txt rules for AI crawlers such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot.

    study: 92.7%
  • Content SignalsPassed

    Content-Signal lines in robots.txt declaring search, AI input and AI training preferences.

    study: 2.3%
  • Web Bot AuthCould not check

    Only relevant if you run your own agents or crawlers: publish a signing key directory.

    study: 0.3%
APIs, auth and MCP
0 of 100
  • API CatalogNot met

    List public APIs in a linkset at /.well-known/api-catalog.

    study: 1.3%
  • OAuth discoveryNot met

    Publish OpenID Connect or OAuth server metadata under /.well-known.

    study: 6.3%
  • OAuth Protected ResourceNot met

    Serve protected resource metadata at /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

    study: 5.3%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    study: 0.2%
  • MCP Server CardNot met

    Offer an MCP server and publish its server card under /.well-known.

    study: 0.8%
  • A2A Agent CardNot met

    Publish an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

    study: 0.2%
  • Agent SkillsNot met

    Publish a skills index with the main tasks agents can do.

    study: 1.0%
  • WebMCPCould not check

    Register key actions such as search or cart as WebMCP tools.

    study: 0.0%
  • ARD manifestNot met

    Publish an ai-catalog.json listing every agent interface.

    study: 0.2%

Score 61 of 100 · 78% of checks could run · checked on October 9, 2026 · theblock.co · 2,200 companies scanned

See how every company did, and how this was measured.

AI readinessSection 10

The checks behind the AI readiness score

5 of 14 passed. This list is for your technical team. The percentage is how many companies in the study pass each check.

These 14 checks ran during the audit and are what the AI readiness part of the overall score counts. The scan above ran later and is stricter on Link headers and Markdown, so a check can pass here and not there.

Show the 14 checks

Discoverability

  • Passedrobots.txt publishedstudy: 85.1%
  • PassedXML sitemapstudy: 79.4%
  • Not metHTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)study: 42.5%

Content Accessibility

  • Not metMarkdown content negotiationstudy: 7.4%
  • Passedllms.txt publishedstudy: 28.1%
  • PassedToken budget (page weight)study: 97.3%

Bot Access Control

  • PassedExplicit AI bot rulesstudy: 11.5%

API / Auth / MCP

  • Not metAPI Catalog (.well-known/api-catalog)study: 1.1%
  • Not metOAuth Authorization Server discoverystudy: 5.2%
  • Not metOAuth Protected Resource discoverystudy: 4.6%
  • Not metMCP Server Cardstudy: 0.2%
  • Not metA2A Agent Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metWebMCP toolsstudy: 0.3%
  • Not metAgent Skills declaredstudy: 0.1%
AI crawlersSection 11

What AI crawlers may read (robots.txt)

This website sets rules for 8 AI crawlers by name. All others follow its general rules.

Training AI

  • GPTBot*partly
  • ClaudeBot*partly
  • Anthropic-AIpartly
  • Google-Extendedpartly
  • Applebot-Extended*partly
  • Meta-ExternalAgent*partly
  • FacebookBotpartly
  • Bytespider*partly
  • CCBot*partly
  • Diffbotpartly
  • Omgilibotpartly

AI search

  • OAI-SearchBotpartly
  • Claude-SearchBotpartly
  • PerplexityBot*partly
  • Applebotpartly
  • Amazonbot*partly
  • YouBotpartly

Answering questions

  • ChatGPT-Userpartly
  • Claude-Userpartly
  • Perplexity-Userpartly
  • DuckAssistBotpartly
  • MistralAI-Userpartly

Read from the website’s own rules file (robots.txt). An asterisk marks a crawler the file names. The rest follow its general rules. “Partly” means only some pages are blocked.

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