Crypto-dedicated media outlets in Spain experienced major traffic losses by February 2025, with 70% of sites declining after the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) introduced late 2024 advertising restrictions on crypto-related promotions.

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Spanish outlets were hit by the late 2024 ad rules from CNMV. By February, 70% had traffic losses. CriptoPasion dropped nearly 47%. Cointelegraph ES and BeInCrypto’s Spanish edition both lost around 20%. Bit2Me News was the outlier, up 149.40% after a spike in March. The rest stayed down

Spain followed a similar pattern. By February, nearly 70% of Spanish crypto media experienced measurable drops in search visibility.