Helpful Resources!

Where can you find reliable information?

It's always important to first look at the source. For most sections of the fundamental analysis, you'll need to look at the Protocol's:

• Website

• Whitepaper

• Documentation (GitBook)

• Wiki (e.g. DYOR-Crypto / Everipedia)

• Blog (including Medium / Mirror)

However, it's also important to gather information from different perspectives, you just have to know where to look for.

Here are some additional frequently used sources, broken down by section:

Rating Report Section	Frequently Used Resources
Value Proposition	On-chain data providers (e.g. Dune Analytics, Santiment, Token Terminal, DeFi Pulse) News websites (e.g. Cointelegraph, Messari, The BlockCrypto, TheDefiant, Bankless, Decrypt, Hackernoon) Coingecko
Tokeneconomics	Etherscan; Coingecko On-chain data providers (e.g. Dune Analytics, Santiment, Token Terminal) ICObench
Team	Youtube, Twitter, LinkedIn Crunchbase
Governance	The protocol's Discord & forum Governance tools (e.g. Boardroom, Snapshot, Tally Website & Newsletter) DeepDAO; DeFi Watch, DeFi Safety Metagov.org Govbase (airtable)
Regulatory	Google Opencorporates Crunchbase

Prime Youtube Series

Prime Rating has conducted a series of talks and AMA's. The videos can be helpful to better understand how to answer each section of the Fundamental Report.

For more videos check the PrimeDAO Youtube Channel.

Additional Resources

Example Report

Previous reports that received good feedback can be used as examples:

• Index Coop: https://tinyurl.com/hx6w4urh

• The Graph: https://tinyurl.com/ykpvj53w

• Curve: https://tinyurl.com/4dmnc789

• Aave: https://tinyurl.com/46ztktzw

Research Hubs

• Consensys Diligence - Technical research & audits (example)

• MakerDAO Risk Core Unit - In-depth protocol evaluations for collateral on-boarding

• Other Internet - Research on DeFi communities & DAOs

• Metagov.org - Academic program & data hub for decentralized governance (e.g. Govbase)

• AnalystDAO - Market research & sector overview (example)

DeFi Dashboards & Rankings

• DeFi Safety - Technical risk analysis on DeFi protocols

• Gauntlet Economic Safety Score - Risk scoring of DeFi protocols

• DeFi MarketCap - DeFi tokens by market capitalization

• DeFi Terminal - DeFi Leaderboard by Total Value Locked

• CryptoFees - data provider showing protocol fee's collected

• TokenInsight - providing data, ratings and analytics

• CertiK - Security leaderboard incl. trust score

• DeFi Pulse - site providing the latest analytics and rankings of DeFi protocols

• CryptoRank - Crypto market data aggregation and analytics platform

Analytics Tools

• Dune Analytics - Ethereum analytics and Dashboards

• Token Terminal - Standardized metrics to compare the performance of DeFi protocols

• Etherscan - The Ethereum Blockchain Explorer (new features)

• Nansen - Insights on token distribution and more

Industry Reports & Due Diligence

• Messari - Yearly thesis (2022, 2021 in review)

• Coingecko - Yearly reports or How to DeFi

• Delphi Digital - Web3 industry research (example)

Newsletters (overview by DeFi Pulse)

• Bankless - the ultimate guide to crypto finance written by Ryan Sean Adams

• DeFi Tutorial - a newsletter focused on teaching and educating readers about DeFi with hands on video tutorials

• DeFi Value - a place to better understand and evaluate Decentralized Finance

• DeFi Weekly - a weekly in-depth review of technical achievements within decentralized finance

• Dose of DeFi - a weekly newsletter that specializes in deep dives on topics in the space

• EthHub Weekly Newsletter - a collection of the week's Ethereum and cryptocurrency news curated by the founders of EthHub

• The Defiant - a curated list of daily news in the DeFi space explained and condensed down to a digestible level by Camila Russo

• Our Network - Coverage of the overall crypto space by Spenser Noon

• Rekt - Analyzing hacks and exploits across DeFi on Ethereum and beyond

Education & Video Content

Education Content:

• Cryptofilter - a community-curated DeFi & web3 news & info aggregator

• DeFi Nerd - a lending & borrowing reviews and rates comparison resource for crypto assets

• DeFi News - a DeFi News & Education resource

• DeFi Prime - a list of the best Decentralized Finance Products

• DeFi Rate - a trusted resource for DeFi research, news and interviews with a strong focus on lending rates

• EthHub Weekly Newsletter - a trusted resource on all things Ethereum

Protocol Coverage:

• Finematics - How-it-works explainer videos

• Bankless - Founder interviews, project introductions & cultural hub

• TheDailyGwei - Daily updates from the Ethereum & DeFi ecosystem

• TheDefiant - Industry news, NFT/DeFi insights & explainer videos

• Coin Bureau - Project deep dives