Ben Lilly

Ben Lilly

Crypto Macro Economist

Applying macro and monetary economic theory to public blockchain economies.

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Analyzing, building, advising since 2015.

Known for understanding complex market structure, advising on onchain derivatives, and unpacking supply and demand dynamics related to fees, yields, money markets, and liquidity.

His passion is in applying macro and monetary economic theory to public blockchain economies in an effort to construct a macro framework that delivers a more fundamental understanding of healthy blockchain economies.

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Market Structure

Deep understanding of complex crypto market structure and macro dynamics driving digital asset valuations.

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Onchain Money Markets

Views lending, borrowing, and yield markets as the driver of market regimes.

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Supply & Demand Dynamics

Researching Gas fees, gas markets, staking derivatives, fixed and variable yield markets, monetary policy, and more to forecast valuation changes.

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Macro Frameworks

Developer of macro economic indicators for blockchain economies.

Current

Brownstone Research

Senior Analyst

Senior Analyst on all things blockchain. Leading research and analysis across the digital asset landscape.

Editor Permissionless Investor, Neural Net Profits, Chain of Thought
Founder defimacro.com — macro economic research applied to decentralized finance

Previously

Jlabs Digital

Co-Founder · 7 Years

A blockchain and digital asset firm specializing in data and analytical research that builds autonomous trade software and solutions.

Deploy.finance PANDA Terminal TARA J-AI

Digital Asset Research

Analyst

Tracked a portfolio of 100+ digital assets and gained a following through onchain analysis at a digital asset research firm.