At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.
At Anchorage, we're building the infrastructure to support institutional access to digital assets and that means staying at the forefront of blockchain innovation. As a Blockchain Specialist, you'll be the team's go-to expert on how protocols work under the hood.
You'll partner across Product, Engineering, and Sales to help the team deeply understand the protocols and use cases our clients care about most staking, vesting, governance voting, and more. You'll also lead diligence on assets we're considering for support, researching the business, technical, and compliance dimensions of each opportunity.
This role is ideal for someone who loves going deep on blockchain mechanics, communicates complex ideas clearly, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Develop deep expertise in blockchain protocols, consensus mechanisms, and on-chain operations (staking, vesting, governance)
Research and synthesize protocol whitepapers, technical documentation, and market data into actionable insights
Own the full lifecycle of asset diligence projects from initial research through recommendation
Navigate ambiguity in emerging protocol designs and make sound judgment calls on prioritization
Understand how protocol decisions impact Anchorage's product roadmap and client offerings
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure engineering, product, and sales teams have the protocol knowledge they need
Translate complex technical concepts into clear documentation, reports, and presentations for diverse audiences
Build trust with stakeholders by proactively sharing relevant market trends, opportunities, and risks.
5-7+ years of experience in blockchain/crypto, technical research, or a related field with demonstrated depth in protocol mechanics
The technical ability to read and digest protocol whitepapers, technical documentation, and on-chain data—and present findings clearly to engineering, product, design, and sales teams
Familiarity with crypto analysis tools including block explorers (Etherscan, Solscan, etc.) and data aggregators
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
A collaborative mindset and experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business teams
You have previously published research, analyses, articles, or blogs on blockchain projects or protocols
You have hands-on experience with staking, governance voting, or other on-chain protocol participation.
Member of Product, Blockchain Specialist