Gauntlet Applied Research
Actionable insights that scale protocols
Our Applied Research team translates novel DeFi research into actionable protocol optimizations, risk mitigation techniques, and growth strategies.
Through rigorous data analysis, simulation modeling, and economic design principles, we help projects—from early-stage networks to established ecosystems—launch and scale with confidence.
By combining our deep expertise in cryptoeconomics, mechanism design, and traditional finance, we deliver sustainable, data-driven recommendations and systems that reduce systemic risk, enhance protocol stability, and accelerate growth.
The Institutions are Here
Coinbase verified pools are optimized by Gauntlet
Institutions increasingly want to engage with DeFi but require compliant, transparent, and secure venues. With Verified Pools, users benefit from better transaction execution speed and lower costs on a compliant platform.
We provide recommendations to Coinbase to ensure Verified Pools remain competitive and healthy as TVL scales and adoption grows.
Our Partners
Our data modeling platform and team of DeFi researchers and data scientists automate risk management, optimize incentives, and drive attributable growth.
Predictive onchain and offchain data points in our models
Engagements with protocols, ecosystems, and foundations since 2018, before DeFi was a commonly used term
Gauntlet Applied Research
Optimize the path to protocol growth
Our team of researchers and data scientists bring experience from the most impactful organizations in crypto, tech, and trading firms.
We have served the top DeFi primitives and most impactful protocols in DeFi, often before they were well-known or hit all-time-highs. We have lead DeFi risk management since 2018, before the term DeFi was commonly used.
Our expertise spans across ecosystems. Our clients benefit from these cross-functional insights. We have experts that work across verticals.
These include Automated Market Makers (AMMs), Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains, staking, liquid staking, and restaking protocols, stablecoins, lending/collateralized debt position (CDP) protocols, centralized and decentralized exchanges and trading venues, and perpetual futures.
Stakeholder Alignment: Mechanisms are constructed to align all stakeholders’ incentives, ensuring a unified push towards a smooth and successful launch.
Efficiency % Risk Mitigation: Robust, data-driven designs minimize wasted spend and reduce systemic risk, fostering sustainable ecosystem growth.
Seamless Go-to-Market: Parameterized roadmaps and evidence-based launch strategies streamline deployments, driving strong user adoption.
Expert Monitoring & Iteration: Detailed analytics enable continuous improvement post-launch, allowing teams to pivot quickly and optimize underperforming programs.
Efficient, Scalable Liquidity: Data-driven design and dynamic rewards mechanisms ensure protocols consistently achieve deep liquidity and healthy trading volumes with minimal wasted spend.
Reduced Incentive Costs: Through robust simulation and performance monitoring, incentive budgets are maximally effective, often yielding significant savings in annual spend.
Capital Efficiency & Market Stability: By aligning incentives with protocol objectives, participants are encouraged to provide meaningful liquidity while minimizing volatility, impermanent loss, and systemic risk.
Iterative Optimization & Growth: Ongoing analytics and parameter tuning allow for rapid improvements in liquidity and trading activity, supporting long-term growth and ecosystem expansion.
Proactive Vulnerability Mitigation: Comprehensive frameworks and real-time monitoring help identify and address critical risk factors, preventing costly exploits or insolvencies.
Holistic Protection: Coverage spans re-staking, lending, token concentration, and other systemic risks, safeguarding ecosystems from diverse market challenges.
Resilient Governance: Clear, data-backed dashboards and insights empower communities to make informed, rapid decisions, fortifying the protocol’s risk posture.
Sustained User and Investor Confidence: By actively managing and transparently reporting on risks, protocols foster greater trust among stakeholders and drive long-term adoption.
Enhanced Protocol Stability: Continuous parameter tuning ensures protocols can withstand market fluctuations and paradigm shifts.
Increased Capital Efficiency: Data-driven calibrations help protocols optimize yields and liquidity usage, driving sustainable user and capital growth.
Reduced Governance Complexity: Automated or systematic updates streamline decision-making, freeing stakeholders to focus on strategic roadmap initiatives.
Adaptive, Long-Term Growth: Ongoing reviews and simulations allow protocols to iterate quickly, maintain competitiveness, and navigate evolving market conditions.
Deep, Actionable Insights: Complex simulation models and advanced analytics uncover nuanced user behaviors and protocol dynamics, guiding precision improvements.
Informed Strategic Decisions: Detailed reports and recommendations translate research findings into tangible steps for design, pricing, or incentive adjustments.
Innovation & Differentiation: Tailored studies elevate a protocol’s unique value proposition, informing roadmap priorities and showcasing industry leadership.
Marketing & Community Engagement: Public-facing research and data visualizations can serve as high-impact co-marketing content, enhancing visibility and community trust.
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