Arkham Intelligence CEO Miguel Morel says he anticipates the blockchain data platform will start offering paid features at some point this year but intends to keep the core product free. 

“I could have turned on the monetization months ago. And we've chosen not to because we feel there are more people out there who could continue to benefit from our services,” Morel said in an interview at ETHCC.

When asked when this will happen, Morel said he estimates later this year. He clarified that the key goal is to reach the right level of growth before doing so.

“From a vision perspective, I want the main pillars of Arkham to be free. Forever being able to look at entities, being able to do search, being able to look at people's portfolios, stuff like that. I want that to be free …