Research Analyst

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

CoinDesk is the most trusted media events indices and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013 CoinDesk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency comprehension and context. CoinDesk Events gathers the global crypto blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus the worlds largest and longest-running crypto festival. CoinDesk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on CoinDesk media and events please visit and for breaking headlines data and indices visit

In November 2023 CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group owner of Bullish a regulated digital assets exchange. For more information on Bullish please visit . CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.

Reports to:

Manager Research CoinDesk

The Opportunity
CoinDesk Research is hiring a Research Analyst to produce deep data-driven research across crypto protocols and exchange markets. This role focuses on analysing complex on-chain and exchange-level datasets and translating them into high-quality written research used in paid client engagements benchmarks and flagship reports.

The successful candidate will work closely with Research Engineering and CoinDesk Data infrastructure to build repeatable analytical workflows and contribute to scalable research outputs. This is an individual contributor role suited to a technically strong crypto-native researcher who values analytical rigor and
clarity of writing.

This position is based in London and will be required to work full-time onsite at our Soho office. Required days onsite are at the discretion of the hiring manager.

What Youll Do
Conduct in-depth research on Layer-1 and Layer-2 protocols including on-chain activity tokenomics governance and ecosystem growth
Analyse exchange-level market data including spot and derivatives volumes liquidity stablecoin activity and CEX vs DEX dynamics
Work extensively with CoinDesk Data APIs and internal datasets as well as third-party on-chain data sources
Use Google BigQuery SQL and Python to query clean and analyse large complex datasets
Build repeatable analytical frameworks that can be reused across research reports and client engagements
Collaborate closely with Research Engineering on data pipelines dashboards and automated research workflows
Produce clear well-structured written research ranging from long-form reports to analytical sections within larger deliverables
Support flagship market quality research exchange-level analysis and bespoke client research projects across spot derivatives and stablecoin markets

What You Have

Crypto-native background with hands-on experience across blockchain ecosystems (e.g. DeFi usage governance participation staking)
Strong understanding of Layer-1 and Layer-2 architectures rollups and governance mechanisms
Proven ability to work with complex datasets and derive original data-backed insights
Proficiency in SQL (BigQuery) and working knowledge of Python for data analysis
Familiarity with on-chain data tools (e.g. Dune Nansen Glassnode) and exchange/market data sources
Strong research writing skills with the ability to clearly explain complex systems and findings

Preferred
Experience in institutional-grade research crypto investment research or blockchain analytics
Exposure to dashboards data products or research automation workflows
Comfort working alongside data engineers or in data-heavy research teams
Some experience contributing to paid research or advisory deliverables

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

In an effort to attract retain develop and promote the most qualified individuals CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment without regard to race color religion or belief sex national or ethnic origin ancestry age marital status sexual orientation gender identity veteran status/service physical or mental disability or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment including recruitment selection promotion training education social and recreation programs compensation discipline termination and access to benefits.

ACCOMMODATION

CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request.

Required Experience:

Reports to:

Manager Research CoinDesk

This position is based in London and will be required to work full-time onsite at our Soho office. Required days onsite are at the discretion of the hiring manager.