Polychain Capital
Market Analysis

Research Reports

Written research from the Polychain Capital desk: quarterly outlooks, sector deep dives and the thinking behind our positioning. Clients get reports first, with a public summary released afterward.

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Quarterly outlook

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Sector deep dives

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Performance notes

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Quarterly market outlook

Where we think the market is heading over the next quarter and what would change our mind. Includes macro backdrop, flows, and positioning.

  • Macro and liquidity conditions
  • Sector rotation and flow analysis
  • What we are adding and trimming

Sector deep dives

One theme at a time, researched properly: layer twos, real world assets, staking infrastructure, stablecoin rails and more.

  • Competitive landscape and market sizing
  • Token model and value accrual analysis
  • Named risks, not just upside

Portfolio commentary

Monthly notes explaining what drove performance, including the positions that did not work and what we learned.

  • Attribution by strategy
  • Trade rationale and exits
  • Risk posture going into next month

How to get the reports

Investors get the full archive in the portal. Everyone else can subscribe to the research newsletter for public summaries.

  • Full archive for account holders
  • Public summaries by email
  • No paywall on methodology notes

Published research

Public summaries of our quarterly outlooks, sector deep dives and monthly commentary.

July 6, 20268 min read

Q3 2026 market outlook

Our quarterly view on macro conditions, digital asset flows and positioning, including the specific developments that would change our mind.

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June 18, 202610 min read

Real world assets: a sector deep dive

Tokenized treasuries and private credit have grown quickly. We size the market, examine the value accrual, and name the risks honestly.

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June 5, 20266 min read

Portfolio commentary: June 2026

Monthly attribution across our strategies, including the trades that did not work and what we changed as a result.

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May 20, 20267 min read

How we assess custody and counterparty risk

Our methodology note on evaluating custodians, venues and lending counterparties, published without a paywall so allocators can reuse it.

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