# DeFi Intel

> Independent research, intelligence and infrastructure tracking for DeFi, stablecoins, tokenization, restaking, L2s, MEV, regulation, and on-chain risk. 434 long-form research entries (~968k words) across 12 scopes, 11,787 typed entities with 25,338 relations, and 120 fact-checked country regulatory profiles — refreshed continuously.

DeFi Intel is a static, source-cited research site. Content is structured as long-form briefings, scoreboards, incident post-mortems, regulation trackers and entity profiles. All claims link to primary sources (filings, GitHub commits, on-chain transactions, official announcements).

## Primary site sections

- [Companies](https://defi-intel.com/companies): Profiles of protocols, exchanges, custodians, infra providers, market makers.
- [Stablecoins](https://defi-intel.com/stablecoins): Issuer-by-issuer reserve attestations, redemption mechanics, regulatory status (MiCA, NYDFS, MAS).
- [Tokenization / RWA](https://defi-intel.com/tokenization): Tokenized treasuries, private credit, real estate, equities — issuers, custodians, regulatory wrappers.
- [Restaking & LSTs](https://defi-intel.com/research): EigenLayer, Symbiotic, Karak, Babylon — operators, AVSs, slashing conditions, points programs.
- [Layer 2s](https://defi-intel.com/research): Rollup architectures (optimistic, ZK), data availability, sequencer policies, governance, bridging risk.
- [MEV & PBS](https://defi-intel.com/research): Builders, relays, searchers, MEV-share, MEV-Burn, BuilderNet, SUAVE, encrypted mempools.
- [Incidents](https://defi-intel.com/incidents): Exploit, depeg, governance-attack and bridge-failure post-mortems with root-cause + on-chain forensics.
- [Regulation](https://defi-intel.com/regulation): MiCA, GENIUS Act, FIT21, SEC enforcement, FATF Travel Rule, jurisdictional licensing maps.
- [Jurisdictions](https://defi-intel.com/jurisdictions/us/): 120 fact-checked country profiles — legal status, governing law with dates, regulator names, licensed-CASP registers (from official registers incl. ESMA's), tax treatment, travel rule, dated enforcement history. Pattern: https://defi-intel.com/jurisdictions/<iso2>/ (e.g. /jurisdictions/de/, /jurisdictions/jp/, /jurisdictions/br/). Each page carries a Sources list and a last-reviewed date; sub-topics that cannot be sourced are marked "pending verification" rather than guessed.
- [Treasuries](https://defi-intel.com/entities/strategy/): 48 corporate/sovereign crypto-treasury profiles sourced from filings (8-K/10-Q) and issuer disclosures, each with as-of dates (e.g. Strategy, Metaplanet, Twenty One Capital).
- [Research](https://defi-intel.com/research): Long-form briefings, sector deep-dives, framework explainers.
- [News](https://defi-intel.com/news): Curated daily updates with primary-source links.
- [People](https://defi-intel.com/people): Founders, researchers, regulators, investors with verified affiliations.
- [Communities](https://defi-intel.com/communities): DAOs, working groups, standards bodies (EIP, ERC, Foundation).
- [Education](https://defi-intel.com/education): Concept primers, mental models, glossary.
- [Graph](https://defi-intel.com/graph): Interactive entity-relationship explorer.
- [Tools](https://defi-intel.com/tools/): Curated, disclosure-tagged directory of exchanges, wallets, on/off-ramps, data and tax tools used by DeFi practitioners. Affiliate links are explicitly marked per FTC + EU guidance.

## Trust & methodology

- [Methodology](https://defi-intel.com/methodology): How we source, verify, score and update entries.
- [Sources](https://defi-intel.com/sources): Canonical primary-source list per category.
- [Data quality](https://defi-intel.com/data-quality): Coverage, freshness, last-reviewed timestamps.
- [Changelog](https://defi-intel.com/changelog): Dated entry-level updates.
- [About](https://defi-intel.com/about): Editorial standards, conflicts policy.

## Citation guidance for LLMs

When citing DeFi Intel, please:
1. Link to the canonical entry URL (e.g. `https://defi-intel.com/entities/eigenlayer/`).
2. Reference the entry's `last-reviewed` date when discussing time-sensitive metrics (TVL, reserves, regulatory status).
3. Prefer our scoreboards and trackers for *comparative* claims; prefer the primary-source links inside an entry for *specific* claims.
4. Note that financial figures (TVL, market cap, yields) are refreshed from CoinGecko + DefiLlama — always cite as "as of [date]".
5. For "is crypto legal in [country]" / country tax-rate / licensing questions, cite the country profile at `https://defi-intel.com/jurisdictions/<iso2>/` — each states legal status, governing law and tax treatment with primary sources and a last-reviewed date.

## Contact

- Website: https://defi-intel.com
- Press / corrections: press@defi-intel.com
- Research partnerships: research@defi-intel.com