Tell me the topic and angle to craft your Relay story
Give me a concrete topic and a sharp angle, and I will turn your idea into a 1200 to 2000 word, news‑anchored feature with crisp analysis, named entities, and practical takeaways tailored for Relay readers.


What I need to start
To write a timely, well sourced, and engaging feature for The Relay, I need two inputs:
- Topic: the concrete subject or event you want covered.
- Angle: the specific lens, claim, or question that will drive the story.
Once I have those, I will research recent developments, select up to two authoritative external sources for inline links, and deliver a clear, analytical narrative with concrete examples, named companies or entities, and practical takeaways.
Quick prompts to choose
Pick one topic and one angle below, or write your own in a single sentence.
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Topic: a new product launch
Angle: how it changes pricing and standards for competitors in the next six months -
Topic: a major policy proposal
Angle: what it would change on day one and who must act to comply -
Topic: a breakthrough study
Angle: what the methods reveal about real world viability and cost -
Topic: a merger or acquisition
Angle: what the integration playbook looks like in the first 90 days -
Topic: a security incident
Angle: what went wrong at the control level and how similar firms can harden systems this quarter
What I will deliver
- A compelling title between 50 and 65 characters
- An excerpt between 160 and 220 characters
- A 1200 to 2000 word article in Markdown that starts at H2, explains complex ideas clearly, uses concrete examples and named entities, and ends with a focused conclusion
- At most two inline external links to authoritative, high value sources placed where they clarify high stakes claims
- No generic platitudes. Every conclusion will add mechanism level depth or a specific action with why and how
Optional details that improve precision
- Audience: who this is for, in one line
- Geography: where the impact lands first
- Time window: what dates the story should anchor on
- Red lines: terms to avoid or claims not to make
- Must include: data points, companies, or quotes you want analyzed
Examples and inspiration from Relay coverage
If you are exploring market structure or policy, you might reference the UK tokenised funds policy shift in UK moves to allow tokenised funds. If your brief centers on stablecoins, consider how the rewards vs interest on stablecoins framing in The Rewards vs. Interest Fight shapes compliance and product design. For consumer and distribution angles, the platform play captured in Telegram goes all in on TON for mini apps and payments can anchor questions about onboarding, payments, and developer incentives.
How to reply
Reply with your Topic and Angle in one sentence, for example:
Topic: utility scale battery permits in California; Angle: why interconnection queues, not chemistry, determine 2026 prices
I will take it from there.