Research Overview

Messari Research is an institutional-level, crypto-native offering that excels with thesis driven research, protocol quarterly reporting, and complete Asset deep dives. Messari Analysts are critical thinkers, entrepreneurial, and data-driven. This allows them to go deep into first principles for unique ideas and interpretations, as well as objective reviews and analysis.

There are several types of reports available through Messari:

• Research Reports are timely, informative, and thesis driven reports that explore unique topics, valuations, ecosystems, sectors, and much more.
• Protocol Reporting partners directly with protocols to provide comprehensive overviews as well as quarterly reporting on how the project is evolving over time.
• Diligence Reports provide a full Asset profile in a standardized report structure so that you can quickly answer the most important questions that arise during asset analysis and comparison.

This page includes a step-by-step guide on getting the most from Messari's Diligence Reports!

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Diligence Reports are currently available for Messari Enterprise subscribers. Please visit our Pricing page to compare plans or Contact Us if you have any questions.

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Access Diligence Reports

Use the main navigation at the top of the Messari site to find the Research tab and select Diligence Reports from the dropdown. Diligence Reports are also available on the Explore page alongside other Messari reports.

Navigate The Diligence Library

Use the icons in the top right corner of the reports to switch between grid view and table view, and use the panel on the left side to update your report results.

• Search: Search for reports relevant to you
• Filter By: Filter by Sector to see reports in your area of focus
• Sort by: Sort the grid view alphabetically, by Market Cap, or by Last Update Date (click on column headers to sort on the table view)
• Only Show My Reports: Use this toggle to only show reports that your Messari ID has access to
• Suggest a Diligence Report: Request coverage from the Diligence Analyst team
• Alert Me: Subscribe to alerts on Diligence or Research reports to never miss an update

Read Diligence Reports

Selecting a report in the Library will jump you to the Diligence section of the Project page. This allows you to review the Diligence information and quickly explore other aspects of the Project.

The Diligence report includes an option to Download as PDF, a table of contents for ease of navigation, and an Alert Me button in the top right corner to set alerts for this Project.

Diligence Report Contents

Diligence Reports are standardized across assets to cover four major components. Each component also has a standardized set of questions that are answered. This allows users to quickly find the information they are looking for and make comparisons across assets.

• General Information: background on the founding members and project purpose
• Token Usage and Economics: for Asset use, governance, staking, buybacks, and much more
• Technology: information on the network, contracts, technical audits, and more
• Legal and Regulatory: details on token sales or equity rounds, allocations, adverse media, and more

Key Developments Since Report

The Key Developments Since Report section leverages Messari's Key Developments alerts to keep readers up-to-date on all events since the report was last updated.

Selecting a Key Development opens the preview panel for a detailed background of the Event.

Diligence Alerts

Select Alert Me in the top right corner of a Diligence Report on the Project page to activate Research Alerts. You can also visit Tools in the top navigation and select Alert Manager. These alerts will be sent to the email address associated with your Messari login.

Find the selection for Diligence Reports.

Click Submit to approve the real-time alert for updates to your specified Diligence Report. Visit the Diligence Alert Manager to update or cancel existing alerts.

Research Hot Tips and Best Practices

• Visit the Unqualified Opinions page for podcast episodes to supplement and expand on Research reports.
• Follow Messari analysts on X (formerly Twitter) for ongoing updates and additional insights.
• Be sure to subscribe to Research alerts to never miss a Research Report, Protocol Report, or Diligence Report.
• Use the 🎧 icon to listen to Reports on the go.
• Use the three dots icon in the audio player to adjust playback speed or jump between chapters in a report.

Research FAQs

What is the difference between Pro and Enterprise Reports?

Generally Pro reports will be shorter in length with timely and informative coverage across a broad range of topics. Enterprise reports will longer form, forward-looking deep dives such as sector maps or valuations with unique insights.

I am a Pro subscriber, how can I read a specific Enterprise report?

Enterprise reports are unlocked for Pro subscribers 90 days after the report release date. Please visit our pricing page to learn more.

Can I request Research coverage topics or specific reports?

The Messari Research team is always happy to take feedback on published reports or suggestions for future coverage. Please use the Contact Support form to submit.

How do I print to PDF?

Currently the Diligence reports and most Enterprise reports are available for PDF download, and you will see the download option in the top-right of the report page.