01 / A focused discussion
Briefing
One focused session on a defined subject, for an investment committee, a research team or an expert-network client.
Duration and fee are agreed in advance.
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Start with
the question.
Independent digital-asset research and advisory for investors, financial firms and digital-asset businesses. Define the decision, then choose the work needed to make it.
The work
Four questions clients bring.
Choose the question closest to yours. Each service page sets out the scope, work product and process.
- 01
Does this market work the way the pitch says?
A written assessment of structure, liquidity, economics and risk, with the conditions that would change the conclusion.
Investment & Market Intelligence - 02
Which venue, custodian or settlement route should we use?
A side-by-side comparison of the routes, with cost, collateral, counterparty exposure and a recommended choice.
Market Access & Counterparty Strategy - 03
How do we reach institutional buyers?
A market-entry plan: priority buyers, the proposition, the partners and the first actions.
Commercial Strategy & Partnerships - 04
What does the onchain record show?
A written report that traces the transactions, sets out the chronology and separates evidence from inference.
Blockchain Intelligence & Investigations
Working together
Three ways to work together.
Start with a briefing when you need context. Choose a scoped review when you need a written assessment.
02 / A written work product
Scoped review
One question and one written work product: a market assessment, a counterparty comparison, a market-entry plan or an investigative report.
Scope, timing and fee are agreed before work starts.
Discuss a mandate03 / Work that continues
Continuing mandate
Where the work carries on: counterparty evaluation, partner discussions, negotiation support and coordination with specialist providers.
Each step is commissioned separately.
Discuss a mandateEvery engagement is led and delivered by the principal. Fees are agreed in advance, and relevant conflicts of interest are disclosed before work starts.
How the work runs
Define the question.
Show the reasoning.
Agree the decision.
Set the question, scope, deliverables, timing and fee before work begins.
Test the evidence.
Separate documented facts, working assumptions and judgment. State what supports the conclusion and what would change it.
Work directly.
The principal leads and delivers the work, whether CURRENT is engaged directly or as a specialist resource to counsel, consultancies and compliance teams.
What do you need to decide?
Describe the question, the timeframe and the work product you need.