Crypto Analyst

Our client in the digital investment space is looking to expand their Cape Town team.

We are looking for a crypto analyst to support the investment team. The analyst will have a deep
understanding of computer science, distributed systems, consensus algorithms, networking, game
theory and other relevant fields in blockchain technology. They are a visionary who can see a clear
future of Digital Assets despite the ever-present noise, provide research and decision support to
inform the Fund portfolio across a global client base and world leading digital asset thinking and
leadership.

**Responsibilities**:

- Sourcing alpha opportunities in cryptocurrencies and protocols through fundamental and

technical analysis
- Undertake comprehensive evaluation and analysis to ensure that a thorough due diligence

assessment on the opportunities
- Working with the senior investment team on due diligence of prospective investments
- Screening projects by reading protocol specifications and evaluating the technical teams
- Reasoning through the emerging trends in the space and identifying non-obvious

opportunities for investment
- Maintaining and developing cryptocurrency and protocol analysis models, and /or work closely

with technical teams on their crypto-economic model, smart contract security, and other

questions that come up around protocols and software
- Detailed financial and technical analysis of financial performance and tokenomics of the

cryptocurrencies and protocols
- Evaluate the impact of changes in macro and micro economic variables and its implications on

the risk and return profile
- Communicate investment decisions and commentary clearly in memos that can be

disseminated to our user base (including fact sheets and investment analysis)
- Maintaining and enhancing our client and regulatory reporting

**Skills, experience and qualifications**:

- A degree in a technical area (i.e. mathematics, engineering or computer science) and/or

technical experience is strongly preferred
- An Honours / Masters degree in a relevant field (Finance, Mathematics or Statistics)

preferred
- Solid understanding of smart contracts scripting, cryptography, crypto-economics, and

blockchain technologies generally
- Ability to identify unconventional trends and emerging technologies
- Sharp analytical mind with a killer instinct to identify deals in the market
- Ability to aggregate information from a variety of sources including technical repositories

and anecdotal feedback from teams, then draw informed conclusions from incomplete

information
- Able to explain complex concepts in simple terms to a non-technical audience
- Obsession with the future of blockchain technology, web3, and low-level protocol

development
- An open minded research approach and genuine intellectual curiosity
- Experience in data modelling an advantage
- Generate new investment ideas and getting them implemented
- An unquenchable questioning nature
- A highly analytical mind
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Strong Report Writing skills