The DeFi Intel team
DeFi Intel is an independent research operation: an entity-graph database, a long-form research corpus and a set of free analytical tools, all built and maintained in-house. This page documents who runs the desk, what our editorial standards are, and how to contribute or contact us.
Mission
DeFi Intel exists to make decentralised-finance data legible. The DeFi ecosystem produces more on-chain primary data than any other corner of finance, but most of it is locked behind closed dashboards, forum threads and protocol-specific APIs. We collect it, type it, link it into a public entity graph, and write the long-form context that turns raw data into operating intelligence. We do that without venture funding, without paid placement, and without affiliate cross-incentives that distort coverage. Every numeric claim on the site is sourced. Every protocol risk we are aware of is declared. Every correction is logged in public.
Editorial standards
Sourcing rules
- Primary on-chain data first. TVL, supply, revenue and risk parameters are sourced from the protocol's own contracts where possible, then cross-checked against DefiLlama, Token Terminal, Dune and the protocol's official dashboard.
- Claims about people, governance or events are sourced from primary documents (governance proposals, on-chain transactions, signed statements) before secondary reporting.
- Every numeric claim has a date stamp. Crypto data moves daily; we tell you which day a number was true.
Conflict-of-interest policy
- The Risk & MEV Desk operates live trading capital. Whenever a piece of research touches a protocol where the desk is a meaningful counterparty, we declare it inline.
- DeFi Intel does not accept paid placements, sponsored research, or "research-as-a-service" engagements that affect editorial coverage. Affiliate links exist only on the dedicated /tools/ directory and are clearly marked.
- No member of the editorial desk holds a paid advisory role at any of the protocols we cover. Token holdings > $25,000 are disclosed in the bio of the byline.
Corrections process
- Submit corrections to corrections@defi-intel.com.
- We acknowledge within 24 hours, ship a fix within 48 hours where the claim is verifiable.
- Material corrections are logged on the page and referenced in the public changelog.
Author bylines
Author bylines on individual articles will appear on each piece's metadata, with a link back to the contributor's profile on this page. Until individual contributor profiles are populated, articles are bylined under the team that produced them (Research Team, Editorial Desk, Data Engineering, or Risk & MEV Desk).
Team profiles
Profiles below describe the editorial teams that produce DeFi Intel content. As individual contributors are credited publicly, their profiles will appear here with full Person schema and contact information. Profiles pending — please reach out to research@defi-intel.com for byline coordination, interviews or speaking enquiries.
DeFi Intel Research Team
The Research Team produces the long-form research corpus — 434 entries totalling 967,708 words covering DeFi protocols, stablecoins, RWA, MEV and DAO governance. The team operates a dedicated entity-graph database and writes every primer, deep-dive and event post-mortem published on DeFi Intel.
Contact: research@defi-intel.com
DeFi Intel Editorial Desk
The Editorial Desk owns sourcing rules, byline standards, conflict-of-interest disclosures and the corrections process. Every numeric claim on the site is reviewed by an editor before publication. The desk maintains a public corrections log and triages reader-submitted corrections within 48 hours.
Contact: editorial@defi-intel.com
DeFi Intel Data Engineering
Data Engineering builds and runs the typed entity graph (11,787 entities, 25,338 typed relations as of launch), the news ingestion pipeline (1,800 items), the events feed (3,262 events) and the public free tools at /tools/. The team publishes methodology notes for every dataset that ships.
Contact: data@defi-intel.com
DeFi Intel Risk & MEV Desk
The Risk & MEV Desk operates live capital across multiple chains, runs liquidator-bot infrastructure and feeds first-hand operational intelligence into the research stack. The desk authors the MEV-focused research thread and the protocol-risk parameters series.
Contact: risk@defi-intel.com
How to contribute
Research partner program
We work with independent researchers on commissioned long-form pieces (typically 3,000-8,000 words) covering specific protocols, governance events or quantitative deep-dives. Partners retain byline and rights to republish on their own outlet 30 days after first publication. Email research@defi-intel.com with three writing samples and a topic pitch.
Freelance writers
We accept freelance pitches for the news + events stream and the guides program. Standard rates are $0.40–$0.80/word for newsroom pieces and a flat fee for guides. Pitches go to editorial@defi-intel.com — please include a one-paragraph thesis and a primary-source list.
Data and tooling contributions
The entity-graph schema, public datasets and free tools are documented at /methodology. Bug reports, schema feedback and dataset contributions go to data@defi-intel.com.
Where to find us
- Press & media: press@defi-intel.com · press kit
- Research: research@defi-intel.com
- Editorial: editorial@defi-intel.com
- Corrections: corrections@defi-intel.com
- Cited by: /cited-by/ — see who's referenced our work
- Changelog: /changelog/ — what shipped, when
Last updated 2026-05-03.