Messari’s mission is to organize and curate critical information for crypto professionals. Since day one, we have realized that this means bringing transparency to the space so that information can be trusted. Our internal policies have reflected this in how we source, analyze, and present information. As the business has grown, we have expanded the “people” side, which means that more individuals are focused on three of our core product lines: Pro Research, Registry, and Intel.
It is essential for individuals in the crypto space to participate in networks so they can objectively evaluate them. Given that these networks are decentralized, our employees are often required to obtain tokens (assets) in order to participate in or transact on them. These assets have value. Assets with value can become investments. There is never a bright line, but we find it important to hold our team to the highest standards of transparency so as to best serve the crypto community.
Messari Lists
Messari Lists features watchlists created by our employees. These lists are created to highlight interesting projects that the team is watching and in no way a recommendation to buy a specific token. Employees may, or may not, personally own tokens on these lists. Please see the below Employee Holdings for a list of what each employee owns.
Employee Holdings Policy
We require employees who produce content (research, intel, newsletters, etc.) or participate in the Registry verification process to disclose their investment holdings on a quarterly basis. “Investment holding” is defined as any individual asset that represents more than 5% of an individual’s portfolio.
Messari Employee Holdings (in alphabetical order, as of February 4, 2022):
Andrew Silva: ETH, ATOM, DCAU, ELK, JEWEL, ONE, SHDW, SOL
Adam Arreola: ETH
Aidan Mott: BTC, ETH, AXS, ANY, FTM, RUNE, YFI
Brandon Goss: BTC, ETH, ATOM, ENS, OSMO, STARS, SUSHI
Chase Devens: ETH, ALCX, ATOM, FXS, HNT, OSMO, TOKE
Chris Sutherland: ETH, ATOM
Cole Muench: BTC, ETH, ILV, TOKE
Dustin Teander:
Eric Turner: BTC, ETH, ATOM
Eshita Nandini: BTC, ETH, FWB, SOL
Garrick Bogue: BTC, ETH, ADA, LINK, LUNA, SOL
Guillermo Aviles: BTC, ETH, LUNA
Jack Anderson: BTC, ETH, AAVE, ATOM, OSMO, UNI
Jack Purdy: BTC, ETH, ALPHA, HNT, PERP, RGT
James Trautman: ALGO, AVAX, FTM, LUNA
Jennifer Obem: BTC, ETH, ATOM, OSMO, QUANT
Jerry Sun: BTC, ETH, SOL, ATOM, DOT
Justin Baba: BTC, ETH, ATOM, MAGIC, METIS
Elem Oghenekaro: ANT, OSMO, SNX, SUNNY
Karen Shen: ETH
Kaushik Guduru: ETH, AVAX, DOT, LUNA
Kel Eleje: BTC, ETH, MAGIC
Kunal Goel: BTC, ETH, DOT, MINA, UXP
Kyle Malden: ETH
Lily Du: BTC, ETH, NEAR, LINK
Maartje Bus: BTC, ETH
Mason Nystrom: BTC, ETH, ATOM, HNT
Matthew Markewicz: ETH, ATOM, DOT, SOL
Micah Casella: BTC, ETH, ALGO, MANA
Mike Furci: BTC, ETH
Mike Kremer: ETH, ATOM, cvxFXS, HADES, JUNO, METIS, OSMO, TETHYS
Moi Stern: BTC, ETH, ATOM, OSMO, METIS
Mustafa Demiray: ETH, AVAX, JEWEL, MAGIC, OSMO
Naphat Nawamongkhonchaikit: ETH, ATOM, DOT, KSM
Nick Garcia: BTC, ETH, ATOM, DOT, LUNA
Roberto Talamas: ETH, PERP, SOL, LUNA
Ryan Selkis: BTC, ETH, LUNA, OpenSea
Sami Kassab: BTC, ETH, HNT
Savada Wilson: ETH
Seth Bloomberg: BTC, ETH, ALCX, SOL
Stephanie Dunbar: BTC, ETH, DOT, LUNA, SOL
Tomas Molin: ETH, RUNE, LUNA
Traver Normandi: ETH, INDEX, MAGIC, MATIc
Wilson Withiam: ETH, ATOM, DOT, KAR, HNT, OSMO, RUNE
Yule Andrade: ETH
Non-Public Information
In addition to the Registry verification process, Messari employees may receive material non-public information from teams while conducting research. If this occurs, all covered employees will be prohibited from buying or selling (including selling short) assets in a related project until the information is publicly disclosed.
Outside Business Activities
Our employees are experts in their fields and encouraged to be active participants in the crypto community. Therefore, employees may contribute to companies outside of Messari in their free time. Employees are prohibited from engaging in any outside activities during business hours or representing themselves as agents of Messari in any business dealings. All outside activities must be approved by an employee’s manager in advance, and any conflicts that may arise must be immediately disclosed.
