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Digital asset research and advisory for the protocols and enterprises shaping crypto's next chapter.

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Research Meets Execution

Castle Labs is a research and advisory firm. We produce human-centric research and distribution campaigns for companies and advise them on how to navigate an ever-changing market environment.

We exist to bridge the gap between complex onchain innovation and the people who need to understand it. Our destination: to be the research authority and partner of choice for the protocols shaping crypto's next chapter.

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What We Do

Our Expertise

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Research Media

Castle pairs deep research with built-in distribution to ensure insights move beyond internal documents and reach the people shaping outcomes. Through our owned media channels, we publish long-form research, feature articles, and educational content for builders, operators, investors, and governance participants.

  • Feature Articles up to 2,000 words
  • In-depth Research Reports around 3,000 words
  • Newsletter Sponsorship to 7,000+ subscribers
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KOLs & Distribution

Beyond our own channels, we extend distribution services through hands-on KOL management. We work with a vetted network of high-integrity voices, managing briefing, coordination, and quality control end to end.

  • Strategic outreach & KOL recruitment
  • Comprehensive campaign briefs
  • Quality control & editorial review
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Advisory Solutions

We bring extensive experience working with protocols across multiple sectors, offering strategic support in research, marketing, business development, due diligence, and fundraising.

  • Research & Strategy
  • Marketing, GTM & Content Creation
  • Business Development & Fundraising
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The Vaultification of Finance — report cover
May 2026

The Vaultification of Finance

The evolution of Vaults as the infrastructure layer of institutional finance onchain

76 pages · free report→
The Full-Stack Privacy Ecosystem — report cover
June 2026

The Full-Stack Privacy Ecosystem

Privacy as Infrastructure for User Protection and Institutional Adoption

64 pages · free report→
Real-World Assets: Bringing TradFi Onchain — report cover
June 2026

Real-World Assets: Bringing TradFi Onchain

Mapping the Growth of RWAs and Institutional Adoption

85 pages · free report→
The Renaissance of Onchain Options — report cover
July 2026

The Renaissance of Onchain Options

Mapping the expansion of options as a trading instrument and the volatility that prices them

95 pages · free report→
The Verticalisation Thesis: How Blockchain Revenue Models Are Evolving — report cover
July 2026

The Verticalisation Thesis: How Blockchain Revenue Models Are Evolving

Covering the expansion of revenue streams by blockchains

53 pages · free report→
Fixed-Rate Lending: Market Structure and Protocol Design — report cover
August 2026

Fixed-Rate Lending: Market Structure and Protocol Design

A report on the protocols building fixed-rate and fixed-maturity credit products

31 pages · free report→

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Beyond Tokenisation: Making RWAs Useful Onchain
·Deep DivesRWAs

Beyond Tokenisation: Making RWAs Useful Onchain

These days, it’s all about RWAs, with a race involving every protocol and ecosystem, rushing to list new assets and boasting about their market size or asset count.

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The Evolution of RWA Trading Onchain: Variational Swaps
·Deep DivesTrading

The Evolution of RWA Trading Onchain: Variational Swaps

Perpetual futures (perps) have become one of the strongest instruments for digital asset trading.

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Solving the Cold-Start Problem in Fixed-Rate Lending
·Deep DivesDeFi

Solving the Cold-Start Problem in Fixed-Rate Lending

This excerpt is from our research on Fixed-Rate Lending: Market Structure and Protocol Design, highlighting new and emerging designs in the category.

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The Ethena Week, Crypto Cards Hack, Solana Disinflation Doubled and Robinhood ATH Activity
·DeFiMarkets

The Ethena Week, Crypto Cards Hack, Solana Disinflation Doubled and Robinhood ATH Activity

PLUS: Stablecoins beyond USD, Fomo ATH Revenue, Kamino Fixed Rate, Morpho In-Kind Redemptions, and more

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