Oak Research

OAK Research is a crypto data and research platform launched in 2024 that produces long-form analysis, deep-dive reports, and market briefings covering both cryptocurrency and traditional finance markets. The platform distributes its work to more than 30,000 newsletter subscribers and reaches a broader audience across Discord, Telegram, YouTube, and X.

Team and Origins

The organization was co-founded by Artem Sinyakin (CEO), Grégoire Somlai-Jung, and Lilian Aliaga (COO). Sinyakin also co-founded OAK Invest. Somlai-Jung previously worked as a financial engineer in the alternative investment funds industry before transitioning to crypto. Aliaga shifted from an engineering career to crypto analysis in 2021.

The technical foundation was built by a CTO with blockchain experience dating to 2017, who contributed to DeFiLlama and Cryptoast before joining OAK Research. Several other team members carry experience from the French crypto media world: analyst Maximilien Prué was formerly editor-in-chief at Cryptoast, France's largest crypto media outlet. Business development is led by Maxime Jegou, who has worked in cryptocurrency since 2016.

Research Coverage

OAK Research covers a broad range of assets and themes. On the crypto side, the team produces analysis on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, and DeFi protocols including Aave, Pendle, Ethena, and Uniswap. Coverage extends into traditional finance with reporting on equities, commodities, and central bank policy.

Content breaks into several formats. Market briefings track macro conditions alongside price action and protocol data on a recurring basis. Investigations are longer analytical pieces that examine protocol mechanics, governance proposals, and structural shifts in the market. The Alpha Recap series covers discrete developments across earnings reports, token launches, and ecosystem events. A news monitoring layer supplies daily coverage.

Recent investigations have examined the "Lean Ethereum" proposal to restructure the protocol, EIP-8363 and its governance implications, the sustainability of Ethena's product-market fit, and market cycle conditions. The platform also published a deep dive on Backpack in November 2025, disclosed as sponsored content.

Annual and Collaborative Research

OAK Research's most substantial output is the year-end report titled "2026: The Year of Change," produced in collaboration with Castle Labs and Hazeflow. The report ran to more than 180 pages and drew contributions from 12 analysts and 20 contributors in total.

That report examined Bitcoin's transition from a retail-driven asset to one responding to institutional capital flows, the expansion of real-world assets on-chain from roughly $3 billion in 2022 to approximately $36 billion by November 2025 according to the report's data, DeFi's shift toward protocols generating sustainable on-chain yield, and the structural underperformance of altcoins through the year. A companion predictions piece assembled six contributors offering competing reads on AI agents, DeFi fee switches, memecoin dynamics, and layer-2 development, including a contested view on Solana's trajectory.

Premium Products and Data Tools

Beyond free content, OAK Research offers two paid products. OAK Portfolios provides curated allocations across crypto and traditional finance assets, each organized around a defined risk profile. The Alpha Feed is a real-time signal stream intended to surface high-impact market events from across the information flow. The platform also operates a Hyperliquid terminal with data specific to that derivatives exchange, alongside yield tracking tools and a dedicated traditional finance data section.

Distribution

The newsletter, at more than 30,000 subscribers by the platform's own count, is the primary distribution mechanism for new research. The team also publishes across Discord, Telegram, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X under the handle @OAK_Res_EN. The multi-channel presence reflects an audience that spans professional crypto analysts and a broader retail readership, with content adapted across long-form reports, video, and short-form social formats.