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Digital Asset Research (DAR) drives the evolution of digital asset data integrity by emphasizing quality, transparency, and accuracy in our solutions for institutional crypto businesses
Our history
DAR launched in early 2017 in response to the growing need for institutional quality research in the rapidly evolving digital token and crypto space. We made it our objective to provide unbiased research, analysis, and insights on token projects, technologies, and other topics of interest to traditional asset managers, hedge funds, family offices, regulators, custodians, tech firms, and other institutional clients entering the cryptocurrency market.
Through our work, we saw that the market lacked reliable and definitive pricing data. Free aggregators focused on quantity over quality, often using manipulated data that resulted in an inaccurate price. We applied the same objective approach used in our research to pricing data and developed a model that produces an authoritative price for digital assets.
DAR’s Blockchain Network Data offers a structured API format that empowers users to query: Current or historic transaction information for an asset on one or more blockchains Wallet balances and transaction history for specific contract addresses and changes over time Summary statistics on active and dormant wallets for a specific asset or blockchain Which......
We start by conducting quarterly reviews of 600+ exchanges to identify venues that meet the highest standards. These exchanges serve as the foundation for our 10,000+ institutional-quality digital asset prices. Complete crypto pricing available Intraday prices Ticking asset prices at any interval including at granularity as low as 400 milliseconds. Close prices End-of-day mark price for an......
Importance of staking for institutions The majority of top assets by market capitalization with smart contract functionality have adopted Proof-of-Stake (PoS) in recent years. DAR gives staking data to institutions so they may make informed decisions on: Portfolio diversification Passive income generation Ability to earn a more predictable rate-of-return Enhanced risk management Network security and stability ...
Unbiased token diligence Leverage our Asset Vetting Reports to evaluate an asset’s suitability for investment, custody, or other use cases. Our 360-degree token assessments cover 75+ topics, such as price trends, on-chain transaction and user analytics, and liquidity. Exchange price quality assessments Since 2017, DAR’s Exchange Vetting Reports have assessed whether an exchange’s......
Track crypto assets across all systems and exchanges using unique identifiers (including SEDOLs) Establish a data governance framework that identifies data exceptions Increase accuracy and efficiency with a unified view A crypto-centric approach to ESG + network health (N) How do you create a crypto portfolio or product aligned with your values? To help you......