On-chain Research Stack
Explorer, indexer and analytics layers combined so wallet and token questions get answered with verifiable data.
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Provide the factual base layer for every crypto decision: who holds what, which contracts are involved, and how deep the liquidity actually is. Explorer, indexer and analytics layers combined so wallet and token questions get answered with verifiable data.
- Block explorer (Etherscan-class, per chain) — contract source, approvals, raw transactions
- Indexer / data API (Alchemy, Helius or Covalent) — programmatic transaction and balance history
- Wallet analytics (Nansen, Arkham or Zerion) — labels, PnL, cohort behaviour
- SQL analytics (Dune) — custom cohort and liquidity queries
- DEX analytics (DEX Screener or GeckoTerminal) — pool depth, liquidity locks, new pairs
- Spreadsheet or notebook — normalisation before AI analysis
What is the On-chain Research Stack stack for?
Provide the factual base layer for every crypto decision: who holds what, which contracts are involved, and how deep the liquidity actually is.
Which tools are in this stack?
Block explorer (Etherscan-class, per chain) — contract source, approvals, raw transactions, Indexer / data API (Alchemy, Helius or Covalent) — programmatic transaction and balance history, Wallet analytics (Nansen, Arkham or Zerion) — labels, PnL, cohort behaviour, SQL analytics (Dune) — custom cohort and liquidity queries, DEX analytics (DEX Screener or GeckoTerminal) — pool depth, liquidity locks, new pairs, Spreadsheet or notebook — normalisation before AI analysis.
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Related concepts
The vocabulary this page depends on.
- →On-chain Data
On-chain data is the public record of every transaction, balance and contract call — the raw material for wallet tracking and market research.
- →Crypto Automation
Crypto automation is rule-based execution of monitoring, alerting and recurring on-chain actions, so decisions are made once and applied consistently.
- →Gas Fee
A gas fee is the network payment for computation and storage in a transaction, priced by demand rather than by trade size.
- →Smart Money
Smart money is a label for wallets with a documented history of profitable, early positioning — a research filter, not a signal to copy blindly.
Related workflows
Turn this into a repeatable process.
- →Analyze A Wallet With AI
Turn a raw transaction history into a readable profile: strategy, holding periods, risk behaviour and realised performance.
- →Monitor Liquidity
Watch the pools you depend on for exit liquidity, so a position becomes unexitable only in theory, not by surprise.
- →AI Token Research Workflow
Screen a token in under 30 minutes: contract facts, liquidity structure, holder concentration and a written risk verdict.
- →AI Crypto Research Workflow
A repeatable research loop: turn a question into market data, on-chain evidence and a written risk view before any position is considered.
Related tool stacks
The tools that run it in production.
- →AI Crypto Research Stack
A read-only research stack combining an AI assistant, web search, market data and on-chain analytics to screen assets quickly.
- →Research Automation Stack
Search, fetch, extract and synthesise sourced briefs on a schedule.
- →Crypto Automation Stack
Automation platform, data APIs, alerting and optional wallet execution — the operational layer for monitoring and recurring actions.
- →AI Research & Knowledge Stack
Default toolset for analysts, founders and creators doing deep research with AI.
Related prompts
Reusable prompts for this job.
- →Token Research Prompt
Structures a full token due-diligence pass: mechanics, liquidity, concentration, bear case and unverifiable claims flagged explicitly.
- →Crypto Risk Analysis Prompt
Runs a pre-mortem on a position or protocol: enumerates failure modes, likelihood, impact and observable early warnings.
- →Wallet Analysis Prompt
Turns a transaction export into a behavioural profile: strategy type, timeframes, risk pattern and whether the wallet is worth watching.
- →Transaction Analysis Prompt
Explains what a specific transaction did, what it authorised, and what risk it left behind.
Related use cases
How people apply it, and what came out.
- →Find Smart Money Activity
A research group verified 40 leaderboard wallets and kept only 11, turning a noisy signal source into a usable research queue.
- →Monitor Liquidity
Depth monitoring across 9 positions flagged three tokens as effectively unexitable at their current size, forcing a resize before it mattered.
- →Research A Token With AI
A structured AI research pass cut token screening from three hours to 35 minutes and produced documented passes instead of impulse entries.
- →Build An AI Crypto Research Agent
A read-only research agent produced daily briefings on a 30-token watchlist, cutting a 90-minute manual routine to a 10-minute review.
Comparisons & alternatives
Pick between the options.
- →On-chain Data vs Exchange Data
On-chain data shows verifiable wallet-level behaviour; exchange data shows aggregate price discovery. Serious research needs both.
- →AI Research vs Traditional Research
AI research compresses breadth and drafting; traditional research supplies verification and accountability for the claims you act on.