I work as a Crypto Research Analyst at Coinchange Financials Inc.
SKILLS
Analyzing the latest blockchain and cryptocurrency emerging risks, trends, and typologies focusing on DeFi protocols for their Operational/Counterparty Risks, Tokenomics, Incentive systems, Governance Mechanisms, Liquidity Risks, and Smart Contract Risks. Analyzing and comparing L1 and L2 blockchains for their consensus mechanism, Validator Nodes distribution, and monitoring metrics on Blockchain Explorer and Dune Analytics. Ability to identify, build and manage relationships with industry partners for bi-weekly video podcasts. Proficient with Github, Excel, Word, Notion, Slack, and Trello. Writing in-depth Quarterly Research Reports on the state of the market and weekly blog posts on current topics. Collaborating with crypto-native media outlets, protocol founders, and other crypto firms on co-publishing research reports. Managing other research analysts and working closely with the marketing team to coordinate social media outreach of research reports, Twitter threads, and Q&A podcasts. Attending conferences and speaking at educational events.
EXPERIENCE
Coinchange.io, Toronto- Crypto Research Analyst Jan 2022 - PRESENT
Created a framework of over 220 questions to analyze lending protocols, DEXes, and L1 and L2 blockchains which is currently in the process of being reviewed by EY
Writing quarterly in-depth research reports on the state of the crypto markets.
Writing weekly blog posts (technical and non-technical) resulting in increased SEO traffic to our site
Writing detailed reports on individual protocols (scoring them out of 100) based on the risks involved in order to help DeFi team make capital allocation decisions
Hosting and editing bi-weekly QnA sessions and guest AMAs to increase our brand awareness and technical expertise.
Hosted DeFi Educational events that educated customers about staking yield economics and blockchain infrastructure, resulting in increased adoption and utilization of our platform.
EDUCATION
A16Z Crypto Startup School, Online - Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Attended the online program offered by the Silicon Valley Investment Firm a16z related to Crypto Technology Startups, Opportunities in the crypto ecosystem, Blockchain Business Models, Product Management, and Regulatory Aspects.
MIT OpenCourseWare, Online - Blockchain and Money course Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
Attended the online course 15.S12 Blockchain and Money offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare taught by our very own SEC chair, Gary Gensler. This course taught me how to assess the viability of a crypto project, fundamentals of Blockchain Technology, Areas of opportunity within the Crypto Ecosystem, and Regulatory Hurdles faced by Crypto Startups such as the Howey test. One of the best courses!
Duke University, Coursera - Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance specialization Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
Attended the specialization on DeFi which consisted of 4 individual courses: DeFi Infrastructure | DeFi Primitives | DeFi Deep Dive | DeFi Opportunities and Risks
I learned how to analyze DeFi infrastructure and the problems that DeFi seeks to solve. I mastered the key primitives in this space such as blockchain mechanics, supply and ownership, and loans and swaps. I also explored the leading DeFi protocols including MakerDAO, Compound, Aave, Uniswap and dYdX. Lastly, I learned how to analyze smart contract risk, governance risk, scaling as well as regulatory issues.
Stanford University - DeFi Security 101 Sep 2022
One day in-person workshop by security engineers from Certora, Trail of Bits, Dedaub, Polygon etc. on various topics related to DeFi Security. Organized by Stanford.
Social Media Publications
5 long form research reports:
Institutional Asset of Choice & Barrier to Entry link
NFT Financialization Report link
NFT Landscape General Report link
Permissioned DeFi link
Crosschain Interoperability & Security (soon to be published)
Appeared as a guest on a AMA session link
Over 50 blogs written link
Hosting, recording and editing Guest AMA sessions where I interview key industry players bi-weekly link
Hosting, recording and editing QnA sessions with Coinchange members bi-weekly link
Actively posting on LinkedIn