Crypto Researcher
What research roles in crypto pay
45 salaries · our own dataMost research roles in crypto pay between $101k and $232k, with a median of $145k.
As a Crypto Researcher at Crypto Banter, you sit at the heart of daily content, owning the research that shapes what the team shares on air and the trade ideas put in front of the community. Crypto Banter is the world's No. 1 LIVE crypto streaming channel, reaching over 10M monthly views with a suite of products built for every stage of the crypto journey. This is a commercially accountable role: your work directly influences the quality, credibility and tradability of everything published. You will spot narratives before they break, pressure-test ideas with data, and turn raw market noise into clear, actionable insight.
What you'll do
- Track the markets around the clock, staying informed on global events and cryptocurrency trends that could impact markets, including macroeconomic shifts and how they influence price movements
- Research with rigour by critically assessing new trends, emerging narratives and trade ideas using a logical, data-driven approach, and developing deep understanding of current market conditions, ongoing trades and key news stories
- Read market sentiment by staying on top of industry launches and evolving trends, conducting sentiment analysis across platforms to understand overall market sentiment
- Shape the daily shows by identifying key questions or topics the community is focused on, and curating the daily script, documentation and narrative for each show while maintaining quality and professionalism
- Deliver actionable insight by seeking tradable information the community can use to make informed decisions, contributing research and trade setups directly to Discord threads and keeping the community close to your thinking
What you bring
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in a crypto research-focused role, with deep knowledge of cryptocurrency markets, narratives and culture
- A logical, data-driven approach to assessing trends, narratives and trade ideas, with discipline to separate signal from noise
- Comfort connecting macroeconomic developments to crypto market movements and explaining why they matter
- Experience analysing sentiment across social platforms and communities to gauge market attention
- Ability to turn complex research into clear, concise scripts, documentation and narratives suited to a live audience
- Willingness to flex your hours around the 24/7 crypto markets and thrive in a fast-moving environment
- Genuine curiosity and active engagement with the crypto community
- Self-starting, proactive approach to owning your own research agenda
- Ability to stay calm under pressure and energised by a fast pace
What we offer
- Remote-first role based anywhere in the world, aligned to South African Standard Time (SAST)
About Crypto Banter
Crypto Banter is the world's No. 1 LIVE crypto streaming channel, reaching over 10M monthly views with multiple distribution arms and a suite of products built for every stage of the crypto journey. The company was founded by two enthusiasts and has evolved into a consortium of influential media channels in the industry.
