In the Web3 world, whether it's trading, looking for airdrops, or making investments, thorough research is essential.
Written by: Stacy Muur
Translated by: Snap Research Institute Team
This article will introduce 50 tools focused on market insights, protocol analysis, and data interpretation. Some, like DefiLlama, TokenTerminal, and Dune, may already be familiar to you, but there are many other tools designed for specific research directions worth exploring. Let's take a look at these essential tools for DYOR (Do Your Own Research).
Fundamentals
Fundamental research is the process of analyzing a project to understand its core value, appeal, and potential. It focuses on key aspects such as product appeal, token economics, fundraising, and community.
The goal is to assess whether a project has long-term growth potential based on these factors, rather than blindly following market trends.
01 Product Metrics
Here is a list of tools primarily used to research product metrics (such as Total Value Locked TVL, active users, token holders, cross-chain net flow, trading volume, revenue dynamics, and treasury data) and evaluate the competitive landscape.
TokenTerminal currently tracks data from over 400 mature protocols and provides one of the most comprehensive analytical metrics. It also offers powerful tools to identify data trends and changes in fundamentals and market perceptions in Web3, whether in general or analyzed based on specific parameters or categories.
DefiLlama follows closely, tracking over 3,000 protocols. If a protocol cannot be found on TokenTerminal, you can turn to DeFiLlama for key TVL, trading volume, and token metric data. It also conveniently compares different protocols, showcasing their influence distribution in certain categories or blockchain ecosystems.
Next is Dune, which provides comprehensive dashboards for most Web3 protocols, summarizing the fundamental data of various protocols.
* Tip: If you can't find the needed data on Dune, check out Footprint Analytics. Its design style is similar to Dune and may contain some unique data.
Footprint Analytics ZKsync Era Dashboard
When researching Ethereum Layer 2, L2Beat may be the best tool, providing comprehensive data on Ethereum's aggregated status. For Bitcoin Layer 2, Bitcoin Layers is the closest counterpart to L2Beat.
Nansen is another powerful on-chain analysis tool covering over 35 networks and nearly 400 protocols. It allows users to track various aspects of networks, tokens, and NFTs, and even monitor the behavior of investors and traders. The downside is that most data requires a subscription to access.
Artemis is a blockchain data science platform that provides monitoring of key metrics for projects, including financial, economic, and social data, while also covering statistics in specific Web3 areas and specifically tracking developer activity.
02 Releases and News
- Messari not only provides basic fundamental data but also uniquely aggregates the latest developments, news, and offers dedicated research reports. Although it is a paid research tool, it is highly recommended.
Messari Aptos: Latest News Dashboard
CryptoPanic is a news aggregation and portfolio tracking platform designed for traders and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. It highlights the impact of various events on the market and prices, helping users track news related to cryptocurrencies and associated markets to assess their potential impact on asset prices and investor sentiment.
CoinMarketCal is an economic calendar for crypto assets, allowing users to track key market events. Stay updated on new coin listings, new exchange openings, NFT series releases, and major events and conferences.
Coindar is another calendar tool for tracking projects, assets, and Web3 events. Similar to CoinMarketCal, it also allows users to view various important event dates related to projects or tokens.
Web3alerts is a platform designed to receive important Web3 event data and notifications. It enables users to track the release of new projects and related dynamics. Investors and venture capital firms can subscribe to the service to ensure timely direct notifications.
03 Fundraising
Many platforms provide fundraising data, with DefiLlama being the most popular. In addition, there are several other recommended platforms that can help discover more fundraising information.
- CryptoRank is an analytical platform designed to track various data, including metrics for tokens, funding, and projects. It allows users to monitor fundraising rounds for various projects, track top IDOs and ICOs, and discover current crypto airdrops. Additionally, the platform provides a list of ongoing and potential airdrops, complete with tasks and detailed guides, as well as data on token unlocks.
CryptoRank Latest Fundraising Round Data
CypherHunter is a comprehensive database similar to LinkedIn, designed for the crypto world. It collects information on blockchain projects, individuals involved in the crypto space, and recent fundraising rounds.
Crunchbase is a website that tracks detailed project information, including fundraising rounds, major investors, and total fundraising amounts. It also provides insights into employees, events, and potential contacts to connect with founders.
Crypto Fundraising is a valuable resource that tracks the latest fundraising rounds, events, and news. It provides project information that has not yet been covered by other analytical platforms. The site also offers a simple and convenient list of funds, investors, and their contact information.
04 Token Economics
Token Unlocks is a service platform specifically designed to track token unlocks and token economic data. The platform allows users to filter projects and tokens for in-depth analysis of their potential. Additionally, it monitors token economics data and upcoming supply unlock events in real-time.
CoinBrain is an analytical platform that provides on-chain and off-chain data. It offers various filtering options to help users search for newly created tokens. The platform also includes new coin rankings, lists of tokens about to unlock, and search functions across multiple categories.
Project Exploration
Many of the tools mentioned above are very useful for protocol discovery and narrative filtering. Additionally, there are some powerful multi-purpose dashboards that can help assess the current market situation and uncover new investment opportunities.
- ChainBroker is a service designed to track various financial metrics of networks and tokens. It enables users to analyze market conditions, investor activity, and platform participation. The site also provides heat maps in certain categories to visually assess the potential of networks and assets over time or specific periods.
ChainBroker Protocol Dashboard
DYOR is another excellent platform for tracking DeFi dynamics and providing a set of leaderboard dashboards based on specific on-chain metrics.
Moni Discover is a unique tool that leverages community-followed trends to help you identify new early opportunities, covering everything from meme coins to infrastructure projects.
Trading
This category can be divided into three directions: social and copy trading, meme coin trading, and market analysis.
01 Social Trading
AlphaScan displays the discussion frequency of specific tokens on a particular date by monitoring market sentiment and tracking mentions of public chain coins and tokens on the X platform. Additionally, it reveals the potential earnings that KOLs might gain from recommending tokens. This information can help assess the trading potential of certain bloggers and communities, as well as gauge the market heat of specific assets.
Cielo is a platform designed to monitor top traders' trades and gain market insights. It provides basic notifications and insights, allowing users to track other traders' wallets and engage in copy trading based on these strategies.
Scopescan, formerly known as Watchers, is the first on-chain data analysis platform utilizing the 0xScope knowledge graph. It can generate important connection data in real-time, providing comprehensive wallet activity information, a list of projects and tokens ranked by activity and Total Value Locked (TVL), as well as insights into fund flows and smart money signals.
Alphanomics is a multifunctional service platform that helps users track fund flows and trading dynamics on DEX in real-time, allowing them to grasp current market trends. The platform provides real-time insights, uncovers new asymmetric investment opportunities, tracks the strategies of the smartest traders and their wallets, and offers in-depth understanding of their portfolio management methods.
Alphanomics Smart Money DEX Flow
02 Meme Coin Trading
To find meme coins and other newly created trading pairs, the two most popular platforms are DexScreener and DEXTools. These platforms help find the best prices, liquidity, and activity for specific trading pairs, and they can track wallet activity among other features.
To monitor potential malicious functions of smart contracts, it is recommended to use Honeypot (supporting Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base), De.Fi, and SolidityScan.
03 Market Analysis
TradingView is a leading platform widely used by traders worldwide, known for its charts displaying trading pair data for thousands of assets across major exchanges. Users can customize chart formats according to their needs, add personal notes, and conveniently compare assets.
CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap are among the most commonly used market data tracking platforms, both offering rich research centers for users to conduct in-depth analysis.
BlockchainCenter is a platform focused on providing various visual charts and metrics to help users track and compare network data. It enables users to assess market conditions, asset status, and the dominance of specific coins. The platform's visual charts are particularly outstanding, effectively helping novice traders grasp current market trends.
BlockchainCenter Bitcoin Rainbow Price Chart
Glassnode helps traders and investors predict key trends and turning points in digital assets. The platform focuses on advanced blockchain and market data, providing unique insights into fund flows, asset fundamentals, and market sentiment for Web3 blue chips. Additionally, Glassnode offers various economic, financial, and network metrics, as well as research and reports on industry status.
Coinglass is a comprehensive platform for tracking the financial status of various markets. It monitors the crypto market and other assets, including liquidations, long and short positions, and options trading, making it suitable for professional traders.
CryptoBubbles presents a market map in bubble form, providing an intuitive service. Users can easily track changes in market trading volume, identify which cryptocurrencies are actively rising or falling in price, view the holder ratio of specific assets, and observe their dynamics.
CryptoQuant is a powerful community-driven market data research platform that provides extensive research and insights from the CryptoQuant team and its users.
MarketCapOf allows users to estimate the price of a cryptocurrency when it reaches the market cap of another cryptocurrency. For example, if Ethereum had the market cap of Bitcoin, its price would be approximately $10,000.
Passive Income
Finding and managing the best passive investment pools can be challenging. Here are some tools that can help you discover and manage these investment opportunities more effectively.
Revert is a comprehensive exploration tool and user interface designed for AMM liquidity providers on Uniswap V2, V3, and Sushiswap. It helps investors track investment efficiency and perform data analysis.
Other platforms specifically designed to discover quality passive income opportunities include De.Fi and DefiLlama.
Airdrops
Although interest in airdrops has decreased compared to a year ago, they remain an important source of passive income for many users. The previously mentioned toolset from CryptoRank can help users discover airdrops. Here are some platforms suitable for airdrop hunters.
DropsTab is a multifunctional tool for tracking portfolios, analyzing markets, and discovering new airdrops. Its powerful features allow it to replace multiple analytical tools simultaneously.
Bankless provides services for tracking airdrops and potential projects, helping users choose which projects to participate in and allowing them to check unclaimed airdrops associated with their wallet addresses.
Alpha Drops is a convenient platform specifically designed for tracking various airdrops in the Web3 space. It offers user-friendly filtering options, allowing users to select projects based on different fields. Each project page details available tasks, funding metrics, and project stage information, whether in testnet or mainnet phases.
Alpha Drops Potential Airdrop Tags
- AirdropsAlert is a website dedicated to aggregating current and upcoming token airdrops, providing detailed steps required to participate in these airdrops. Users can sort airdrops based on different criteria (such as whether KYC is required) to more easily find projects of interest.
Portfolio Tracking
Tracking a diversified portfolio across numerous blockchains, assets, and pools can be challenging. The following tools can help you manage your daily investments more effectively.
DeBank is a platform focused on portfolio tracking and wallet inspection. It can monitor all assets in a wallet, track transaction history, and view changes in historical net worth.
CoinStats is a comprehensive portfolio tracking and analysis platform that allows users to monitor the asset status of the entire market and view financial data in their wallets. It also provides access to trading history across multiple networks and can identify scam transactions targeting your address.
Arkham offers powerful tools that connect cryptocurrency activity with individuals and institutions in the real world. The platform can track the operations of organizations, including large institutions and government entities.
Research
Covering companies that continuously publish valuable market research, focusing on macro trends, narratives, or specific protocols. In addition to Messari, CryptoQuant, and Glassnode, here are some other recommended research sources.
- Delphi Digital is a research-driven company with a global team dedicated to accelerating and advancing the cryptocurrency space. It consists of three distinct entities—research, labs, and venture capital—that share the same brand and mission.
Delphi Featured Reports
- Chainalysis is a leading blockchain analysis company that provides compliance and investigation tools for banks, crypto companies, and government agencies. It offers a suite of tools for transaction tracking, risk analysis, and data visualization.
Snap Opinion
In the crypto market, in-depth research is key to successful investing. By using a variety of tools, investors can gain a more comprehensive market insight and analytical capability. The article lists 50 top DYOR tools covering various aspects such as data analysis, trend monitoring, and social intelligence. These tools not only help users better understand market dynamics but also enhance the accuracy of investment decisions.
By effectively utilizing these tools, investors can delve deeper into the crypto world and seize potential investment opportunities. At the same time, as the market continues to evolve, maintaining a passion for learning and research is a quality that every crypto investor must possess. With these DYOR tools, investors can navigate the complex crypto market with ease and make more informed investment choices.
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