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Updated: Aug 17, 2025
Who need due diligence ?
If you are an individual retail investor who wants to invest US$5 in a meme coin for fun, it is inappropriate to engage in serious and expensive process like due diligence.
If you are an investment fund planning to invest US$10M in a token, now its serious and due diligence become extremely important.
Depending on your country, local currency, income and saving you may consider the following :
| Amount in USD | Context | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Speculating with friends for fun! | You do not need a due diligence. |
| 100 | want to try crypto! | You can perform your own due diligence, DIY. |
| 1,000 | i am planning for the future! | You certainly need a professional financial advisor, like your banker or an advisor working for a registered asset manager (etf,..). |
There is a lot of types of entities that needs a partial or complete due diligence when dealing with cryptocurrency :
- government agencies,
- institutionals,
- investor,
- crypto businesses,
- corporate,
- payments providers,
- marketplaces,
- issuers,
there is also a lot of compliance services providers offering cryptocurrency due diligence and because it is a sophisticated and costly service they are targeting institutionals, corporate and businesses.
Very few compliance and security consultant are providing cryptocurrency due diligence to individuals, but this make sens only if this individual is a high net worth individual.
An advanced and complete Due diligence process will require a sophisticated skills set including :
- blockchain development,
- software engineering,
- audit,
- compliance,
- legal,
- finance,
- market research,
- risk management,
- operational security,
- cybersecurity,
- tokenomics,
- trading,..
deploying such process require a team of specialists because it’s difficult for one consultant to accumulate all this skills through training and real world experiences.
So what can a small retail investor do?
Because of the sensitivity of this business, sometimes dealing with people life savings and depending on the country, a small retail investor can seek advice from a licensed, registered or authorized financial or investment advisor.
Those occupations are regulated and monitored by governments authorities and agencies for compliance, crime-fighting, … which provide a level of security to retail investors.
Depending on your country, You will need to check online if the advisor is registered with the appropriate government body.
This guide contains the following sections, ranked in alphabetical order :
- Adoption
- Analytics
- Audit
- Bridging
- Bug bounty program
- Chains
- Community - events
- Community - Grants
- Community - Residency
- Compliance
- Consensus mechanism
- DAO
- Data
- Docs
- Docs - developers
- Ecosystem
- Ecosystem - jobs
- Ecosystem – working groups
- Explorers
- Faucet
- Git – Version control
- Governance
- integration
- intelligence
- interoperability
- jurisdiction
- Layer
- Learn
- Learn - Developers
- Learn - Enthousiasts
- Mapper
- Metrics
- Mining
- Network
- News
- Partnerships
- Proposals
- Research
- Roadmap
- Security
- Staking
- Startup - accelerator
- Startup - hub
- Startup - incubator
- Startup - venture
- Stats
- Supply
- team members
- Team members – leadership team
- Tech stack | SDK
- Tokenomics
- Tools
- Tools | Software | client-side
- Use cases
- Validators
- wallets
- Whitepapers
- Questionnaire
1- Adoption
| Crypto | Link |
|---|---|
| ethereum | Ethereum adoption |
| ethereum | Cyptwerk |
2- Analytics
| Crypto | Link |
|---|---|
| lido | Dune |
3- Audit
a post dedicated to cryptocurrency audits is available in this LINK.
4- Bridging
| Crypto | Link |
|---|---|
| avax | bridge |
| bnb | bnb chain bridge |
| atom | ibc |
| atom | ibc-eureka |
| ethereum | bridges |
| injective | Bridge |
| jito | bridge |
| ondo | bridge |
| polkadot | bridges |
| sei | bridge |
| Tezos | Bridge |
5- Bug bounty programs
a post dedicated to blockchain bug bounty programs is available in this LINK.
6- Chains
| Crypto | Chains |
|---|---|
| 0x.org | Eth, base, arbitrum, optimism, binance smart chain, avalanche, scroll, linea, blast, mode, mantle |
| Near | chain abstraction |
| tron | bt.io |
7- Community
a post dedicated to blockchain communities is available in this LINK.
8- Community - events
a post dedicated to blockchain networks events is available in this LINK.
9- Community - Grants
a post dedicated to community grants is available in this LINK.
10- Compliance
| Crypto | Residency |
|---|---|
| xrp | compliance |
| xrp | Security portal |
11- Consensus mechanism
a post dedicated to cryptocurrencies consensus mechanism is available in this LINK.
12- DAO
| Crypto | DAO |
|---|---|
| Thegraph | Infra dao |
| Thegraph | Builders dao |
| Thegraph | Graph advocates |
| ens | Ens dao |
13- Data
a post including crypto data is available in this LINK.
14- Docs
a post dedicated to crypto documentation is available in this LINK.
15- Docs - developers
a post dedicated to developer documentation is available in this LINK.
16- Ecosystem
| Crypto | Ecosystem |
|---|---|
| Algorand | ecosystem |
| Celestia | ecosystem |
| ethereum | ecosystem |
| Frax | ecosystem |
| hbar | ecosystem |
| hbar | ecosystem |
| Layerzero | ecosystem |
| Lido | ecosystem |
| Ondo | ecosystem |
| Stacks | ecosystem |
| xlm | ecosystem |
| tezos | ecosystem |
| Ens | ecosystem |
17- Ecosystem - jobs
a post dedicated to blockchain jobs is available in this LINK.
18- Ecosystem – working groups
| Crypto | working groups |
|---|---|
| Algorand | Technical council |
| icp | working groups |
19- Explorers
a post dedicated to Blockchain explorers is available in this LINK.
20- Faucet
| Crypto | Faucet |
|---|---|
| Bnb | testnet faucet |
| polygon | polygon |
| chainlink | Faucets |
| chainlink | Faucets |
21- Git – Version control
a post dedicated to cryptocurrencies GitHub data is available in this LINK.
22- Governance
| Crypto | Governance |
|---|---|
| A | Governance |
| aave | Governance |
| ADA - Cardano | governance |
| ALGO - algorand | Governance |
| AMP | Governance |
| APT - aptos | Governance |
| ARB - arbitrum | Forum |
| atom | governance |
| AVAX | Governance |
| BCH | Governance |
| BNB | governance |
| BTC | Governance |
| Compound | gov |
| CRV - Curve | dao |
| CVX - Convex | Vote |
| DOT - Polkadot | dao |
| Ens | governance |
| ETC | |
| Ethereum | governance |
| FIL | |
| FRAX | |
| GRT - Thegraph | governance |
| hbar | Hedera council |
| icp | governance |
| icp | nns |
| INJ - injective | governance |
| INJ - injective | injective council |
| jito | Forum |
| jito | gov |
| LDO - Lido DAO | governance |
| LDO - Lido | governance |
| LINK | |
| LTC | |
| NEAR | |
| ondo | ondo dao |
| Optimism | Community |
| optimism | Vote |
| Optimism | Gov |
| Polygon | governance |
| polygon | governance |
| SEI | |
| SNX - synthetix | governance |
| SOL | |
| STX | |
| SUI | |
| sushi | gov |
| TIA | |
| TRX | |
| UNI - uniswap | vote |
| UNI - uniswap | governance |
| XLM | |
| XRP | |
| XTZ | |
| YFI | gov |
| ZRO | |
| ZRX |
23- integration
| Crypto | integration |
|---|---|
| avax | integrations |
| curve | integrations |
| hbar | integrations |
| icp | integration |
| icp | developers |
24- intelligence
a post dedicated to cryptocurrency intelligence is available in this LINK.
25- interoperability
| Crypto | interoperability |
|---|---|
| avax | cross chain |
| chainlink | cross chain |
26- jurisdiction
a post dedicated to cryptocurrencies jurisdictions is available in this LINK.
27- Layer
| Crypto | Layer |
|---|---|
| Algorand | 1 |
| Aptos | 1 |
| arbitrum | 2 |
| ondo | 1 |
28- Learn
| Crypto | Learning |
|---|---|
| algorand | Explainers |
| algorand | algorand.co/algokit-workshops |
| algorand | Learning hub |
| Aptos | move language |
| avax | courses |
| bnb | cookbook |
| chainlink | certification |
| Chainlink | bootcamp |
| Chainlink | tutorials |
| Atom | Academy |
| Atom | Tutorials |
| Ethereum | learn |
| Ethereum | tutorials |
| Ethereum | learning tools |
| Ethereum classic | knowledge |
| filecoin | course |
| hbar | learning |
| injective | references |
| icp | Learn |
| Litecoin | learningcenter |
| Litecoin | resources |
| polygon | learn |
| polygon | Dabl.club |
| Stacks | introduction |
| xlm | learn |
| Sui | courses |
| sui | guides |
| xU3o8 | learn |
29- Learn - Developers
| Crypto | Learning |
|---|---|
| icp | docs |
| injective | learning |
| icp | library |
| icp | education hub |
| Polkadot | academy |
| Polkadot | courses |
| Solana | learn |
| xrp | Learn |
| xlm | tutorials |
| sui | couses |
| sushi | academy |
| Thegraph | academy |
| Vaulta | guides |
30- Learn - Enthousiasts
| Crypto | Learning |
|---|---|
| hbar | learn |
| injective | learn |
31- Mapper
| Crypto | Mapper |
|---|---|
| Polygon | Mapper |
32- Metrics
| Crypto | Metrics |
|---|---|
| algorand | metrics |
33- Mining
| Crypto | Mining |
|---|---|
| bitcoin | mining |
| Ethereum classic | mining |
34- Network
| Crypto | Network |
|---|---|
| bnb | chainlist |
| Ethereum | networks |
| icp | Dashboard |
35- News
| Crypto | News |
|---|---|
| icp | news |
| Litecoin | news |
| Polkadot | newsroom |
| Propbase | blogs |
| xrp | insights |
| xrp | press releases |
| sei | media |
| Solana | news |
| xlm | press |
| Sui | press center |
| Tezos | media center |
| press | press |
| yfi | blog |
| Ens | blog |
| kag | media centre |
| Veraone | press |
36- Partnerships
| Crypto | Partnership |
|---|---|
| Algorand | Partnership |
| hbar | partners |
| hbar | partners |
| icp | alliance |
| sui | university |
| sushi | partner |
| Vaulta | partnerships |
| Veraone | partners |
37- Proposals
a post dedicated to blockchain improvement proposals is available in this LINK.
38- Research
| Crypto | Research |
|---|---|
| Algorand | research |
| arbitrum | Research |
| lido | Research |
| Bitcoin cash | research |
| ada | research |
| Ethereum | research |
| lido | Research |
| Near | research analytics |
| Ondo | insights |
| Optimism | research |
| Ripple | library |
| Sei | research |
| Sui | research |
| sui | research awards |
39- Roadmap
| Crypto | Roadmap |
|---|---|
| Ethereum | roadmap |
| ethereum | Ethroadmap |
| hbar | roadmap |
| icp | roadmap |
| Near | roadmap |
| Propbase | roadmap |
| stacks | roadmap |
| xlm | roadmap |
| Ens | Roadmap |
| ada | Roadmap |
40- Security
| Crypto | Security |
|---|---|
| Ethereum | security |
| filecoin | security |
| Algorand | post quantum |
41- Staking
a post dedicated to staking is available in this LINK.
42- Startup - accelerator
| Crypto | accelerator |
|---|---|
| algorand | startup programs |
| Aptos | lfm |
| Bnb | mvb |
| Chainlink | build program |
| Hbar | accelerators |
| Layerzero | lz catalyst |
43- Startup - hub
| Crypto | hub |
|---|---|
| Bnbchain.org/en/builder-bunker | Bnbchain.org/en/builder-bunker |
| Near | horizon |
44- Startup - incubator
| Crypto | incubation program |
|---|---|
| avax | codebase |
| Bnb | incubator |
| Bnb | mvb |
| Bnb | bnb incubation alliance |
| atom | builders program |
45- Startup - venture
| Crypto | venture |
|---|---|
| algorand | algorand ventures |
| injective | build |
| xrp | developer funding |
| stacks | fuel your project |
| Sui | ecosystem hub |
46- Stats
a post including crypto data is available in this LINK.
47- Supply
a post dedicated to cruptocurrencies supply is available in this LINK.
48- team members
| Crypto | venture |
|---|---|
| Ondo | team |
| Propbase | team |
| Kag | team |
49- Team members – leadership team
| Crypto | leadership team |
|---|---|
| Algorand | team |
| xrp | leadership |
| xlm | team |
50- Tech stack | SDK
a post dedicated to blockchain SDK is available in this LINK.
51- Tokenomics
| Crypto | Tokenomics |
|---|---|
| icp | tokenomics |
| Propbase | tokenomics |
52- Tools
| Crypto | Tokenomics |
|---|---|
| Bitcoin cash | developers |
| BNB | dev tools |
| chainlink | tools |
| injective | toolkits |
| icp | Icp – web IDE |
| near | tools |
| polkadot | toolkit |
| polygon | tools |
| xrp | tools |
| Stellar | tools |
53- Tools | Software | client-side
| Crypto | Tools |
|---|---|
| atom | cosmjs |
| hbar | tooling |
54- Use cases
| Crypto | Use cases |
|---|---|
| aptos | defi, payments, nfts, social media, scalability, gaming, people, entertainment |
| avax | Institutions and capital market, DeFi, nfts, gaming, enterprise and consumer apps, infrastructure and tooling |
| ada | Identity, finance, supply chain, social impact, data and technology, voting, healthcare, music |
| chainlink | Tokenized assets, stablecoins, payments, settlement, capital market, lending, borrowing, derivatives, gaming, climate markets, enterprise, insurance. |
| ethereum | Stablecoins, nfts, defi, payments, dao, identity, social, DeSci, ReFi, ai agents, RWA |
| filecoin | Storage marketplace |
| hbar | AI, tokenization, stablecoins, traceability, RWA, identity, DeFi, payments, loyalty, |
| icp | Social, games, defi, ledgers, ai, enterprise apps, multichain apps |
| jito | defi |
| layerzero | Nfts, games, tokens, stablecoins, dex, lending, bridges, rwa |
| lido | defi |
| ltc | payments |
| near | Ai, assistants, agents, marketplaces, coordination tools |
| ondo | rwa |
| polkadot | Ai, depin, gov, defi, gaming, rwa |
| polygon | Rwa, payments |
| xrp | Payment, custody, stablecoin |
| solana | Enterprise, gaming and entertainment, artists and creators, financial institution |
| xlm | Stellar.org/use-cases | Payments, remittance, tokenization, defi |
| sui | Gaming, btcfi, commerce |
| Tezos | Gaming, arts & culture, defi |
| vaulta | Wealth management, payments, portfolio investment, insurance |
| aave | defi |
| amp | payment |
55- Validators
| Crypto | Validators |
|---|---|
| avax | validators |
| atom | validators |
| Solana | validators |
56- wallets
| Crypto | wallets |
|---|---|
| Algorand | Perawallet |
| Algorand | Defly |
| Aptos | Aptos connect |
| aptos | Petra |
| avalanche | Core.app |
| bnb | web3wallet |
| Bitcoin cash | Bitcoin cash |
| ethereum | Wallet |
| hbar | wallets custody |
| Tron | wallet |
57- Whitepapers
a post dedicated to blockchain whitepapers is available in this LINK.
58- Questionnaire
a post dedicated to cruptocurrency due diligence questionnaire is available in this LINK.
Conclusion:
you can simply mimic investors like:
- Bitwise,
- galaxy,
- Hashdex,
- grayscale,
those institutionals have the necessary HR and financial resources to perform quality due diligence and they will not include a cryptocurrency in their fund or indices unless it pass the necessary due diligence!
references
https://www.ey.com/content/dam/ey-unified-site/ey-com/en-us/insights/financial-services/documents/ey-token-due-diligence-a-structured-approach-to-evaluate-digital-asset-risk.pdfADS
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