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Crypto Research Analyst

You take a project apart and write down what it is really worth. The path covers blockchain and token design, the wider markets and the monetary system both sit in.

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  • 49 courses
  • Level 1 · 40 questions · 45 min
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HOW CRYPTO BECOMES 
REAL FINANCEWhat you can do with crypto once you own it, from lending and swapping to earning and using finance without banks.

You’ve Got Crypto — Now What?

The Financial System Without a Bank

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Let’s go back to our website - the one where we watch our Bitcoin block tower in real time! 🧱 For creating an empty box, the miner receives 6.25 BTC at the current moment. 💡 This amount changes over time - it gets cut in half approximately every four years (a process called halving). 🧾 Total Fees - this is how much the miner earned from all the transactions packed into that block. 📦 The table also shows different box parameters, like: ⏱️ How long it took to find the block 📏 The size of the box (in bytes) 🧮 The number of transactions ✅ In other words: we see everything!

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Astrixok i panicked in my bank app
Snagepromising start
Astrixit had this tokenization thing mentioned
Astrixso i thought, great, my cash becomes crypto now
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Astrixi opened a block explorer to check what they'd do to it
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How do new coins appear in Proof of Stake (PoS)?

By solving complex mathematical puzzles
By locking up coins as collateral
By creating new blockchains from scratch
By transferring funds between wallets
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Crypto Research Analyst

What the work looks like

  • Read a token's supply schedule and see who is selling next
  • Compare a DeFi protocol's promises with its on-chain liquidity
  • Write a research note that explains a rate decision's effect on crypto

Your path

Each step is a direction of courses in the Astra app and ends in a level-1 exam: 40 questions, 45 minutes. Take the exams in any order.

  1. Step 111 courses

    Crypto

    Crypto: blockchain, tokens, DeFi, tokenomics and portfolios.

    Start with

    • Tokenomics & Project Analysis
    • Web3 & DeFi
    • Portfolio Management
    Exam · level 1The courses →The exam →
  2. Step 218 courses

    Markets

    Markets: stocks, bonds, derivatives and every major instrument.

    Exam · level 1The courses →The exam →
  3. Step 320 courses

    Money Systems

    Money systems: how money is created and how rates are set.

    Start with

    • How Money Is Created
    • Interest Rates
    Exam · level 1The courses →The exam →
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ASTRA PROFESSION PATH

CRYPTO RESEARCH

LEVEL 1 · FOUNDATION

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  • Valid for 1 year, renewed with a short test

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  • Business & Finance

    Crypto

    Level 1 · 40 questions · 45 min

  • Business & Finance

    Markets

    Level 1 · 40 questions · 45 min

  • Business & Finance

    Money Systems

    Level 1 · 40 questions · 45 min

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Where this job lives

Where people do this work, and where you can start practising inside Astra today.

  • Crypto funds and research desks
  • Crypto media
  • DAOs and project communities

What the certificate is, and what it isn't

This is research and analysis. Giving investment advice is a licensed activity in most countries, and the path does not license you for it.

The certificate confirms that you passed Astra's exams. It is not a government document, a licence or a right to practise.

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