On-Chain Researcher - Alpha Generation & Market Structure
Core
Identify actionable trading opportunities in crypto markets through deep on-chain analysis, market structure research, and real-time event interpretation.
Role type
Senior IC on-chain researcher (crypto)
Builds
Trade ideas and trading insights for a proprietary trading firm
Domain
Cryptocurrency markets, blockchain technology, financial trading
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research
Required skills
on-chain analytical capability, market intuition, independent trade idea generation, blockchain analysis, API navigation, SQL dataset navigation, LLM tooling, hypothesis validation, entity attribution, wallet clustering, transaction graph analysis
Preferred skills
familiarity with Bitcoin, EVM ecosystems, non-EVM blockchains, rapid investigation of unfamiliar protocols
Technologies
Bitcoin, EVM ecosystems, non-EVM blockchains, APIs, SQL datasets, LLM tooling
Responsibilities
Generate differentiated trade ideas through on-chain analysis and market structure understanding; Identify emerging trends, positioning imbalances, capital flows, and structural inefficiencies; Investigate market-moving events to distinguish noise from actionable signals; Conduct exploratory research across various blockchain ecosystems; Perform detailed entity attribution, wallet clustering, and transaction graph analysis; Analyze Bitcoin transaction flows, miner activity, and cross-venue capital movement