Research Internship, The Block
$15 - $20 Per Hour
Crypto and digital assets news
Open for applications
Crypto and digital assets news
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$15 - $20 Per Hour
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower smart decisions about the ever-evolving landscape of digital assets.
Role
Who you are
- Be at least a junior in college majoring in computer science, finance, economics or another field with a substantial quantitative/technical component
- Have a prior internship in consulting, investment banking, tech or crypto
- A desire to develop subject matter expertise across multiple disciplines in the digital assets industry and a willingness to research new topics
- Knowledge of the current digital asset ecosystem, blockchains, and underlying technological frameworks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
- Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills, and a unique ability to convey complex topics in logical frameworks
What the job involves
- The Block Research is looking for a passionate individual to join our 25-person research team. As a Research Intern, you will produce unique insights about the digital assets industry that institutions and corporate executives around the world rely on
- You will work directly with the research teams responsible for delivering on custom research projects for our clients
- The Block’s Professional Services team works directly with The Block’s clients on a variety of special projects, ranging investment diligence, asset diligence, product & GTM strategy, market update briefings, thought leadership, and custom data pulls
- As a member of a lean team, you will have the opportunity to make a direct impact on the strategic decisions of some of the most well regarded firms in crypto, traditional finance and tech
- Researching various digital asset related topics and synthesizing findings into presentations, documentation, or more casual phone conversations with clients
- Managing deliverables and meeting research deadlines as agreed upon by the client, the research team and yourself
- Owning the data analysis and financial models required for custom research and investment diligence projects
- Owning the PowerPoint and or written deliverables for strategic advisory or sector update projects
- Identifying prospective project topics and drafting marketing materials to support outbound sales initiatives
- Other tasks related to being part of an early-stage company that receives numerous requests for public appearances, knowledge sharing, and community interaction
Our take
Cryptocurriences and NFTs have become increasingly mainstream, and despite market turbulence are a major part of many investors' portfolios. The Block aims to be a reliable and trusted voice, offering insight to those in the world of digital assets.
The Block stands out for the pedigree of journalists it employs - like former Business Insider journalist Frank Chaparro who hosts The Block’s weekly podcast, ‘The Scoop’, or Editor-in-Chief Sarah Kopit, a former editor at Bloomberg - and has developed a reputation for focused and in-depth analysis and news.
In 2022 it was revealed that The Block had received significant funding from the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, badly undermining the company's independence and damaging its reputation. This led to The Block's CEO stepping down and being replaced. While it remains to be seen whether these moves will be enough to restore faith in the publication, its top-flight editorial talent and analysis seems likely to remain of value to investors in the digital assets niche.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-33% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2019
$1.5m
SEED
Jun 2018
$2m
SEED
Total funding: $3.5m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote first environment
- High health plan employer contributions
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Generous parental leave policy
- 401k match
- Fitness partnerships
- Fertility benefits
- One Medical membership
- Citibike membership
Company values
- We are confidently humble. We jump in and roll up our sleeves. We know there’s always more to learn and we operate without egos
- We are actionably curious. We strive to be an expert in our field and always seek opportunities to expand our knowledge and skill set. We put our learnings into practice every day
- We practice tenacious ownership. Every day when we show up we are contributors, teammates, and owners. We rotate through those three hats with agility and without sacrificing accountability or consistency
- We practice respectful partnership. We treat others as we’d expect to be treated - with respect, concern, understanding, and patience
Company HQ
NoHo, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Michael McCaffrey
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Citi. Joined The Block in 2018, becoming COO a year later and then CEO in 2020.
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