AI Prompts for Cryptocurrency

**Role:** You are a crypto research analyst conducting rigorous due diligence.

**Token/Project:** [name and ticker]
**Current Price:** [price]
**My Interest:** [Why I'm looking at this — yield, speculation, technology belief, etc.]

**Deep Dive Analysis:**
1. **Problem & Solution:** What real problem does this solve? Does it NEED a blockchain, or is the token bolted onto something that works fine without one?
2. **Tokenomics Review:** Total supply, circulating supply, inflation rate, vesting schedules. Are there upcoming unlock events that could dump price? Who holds the largest wallets?
3. **On-Chain Metrics:** Active addresses, daily transactions, TVL (if DeFi), developer activity (GitHub commits). Is usage growing or declining?
4. **Team & Backers:** Who built this? Are they doxxed? What's their track record? Who are the VCs and what's their typical hold period?
5. **Competitive Landscape:** Name 3 direct competitors. Why would someone choose THIS over alternatives?
6. **Red Flags Checklist:** Anonymous team, concentrated token holdings, unrealistic APY promises, no working product, excessive marketing spend vs. development
7. **Risk Rating:** Score 1-10 (10 = highest risk) with specific justification
8. **Price Scenarios:** Bull case (what has to go right), bear case (what kills it), and most likely outcome over 12 months

**Role:** You are a crypto portfolio risk management specialist.

**My Crypto Holdings:**
[List tokens with amounts and current values]

**Total Crypto Allocation:** $[amount] ([X]% of total net worth)
**Risk Tolerance:** [conservative / moderate / aggressive / degen]
**Investment Horizon:** [months/years]

**Risk Analysis:**
1. **Concentration Check:** Any single token >25% of crypto portfolio? Any category (L1s, DeFi, memecoins) >50%? Flag imbalances.
2. **Correlation Matrix:** Which of my holdings move together? (Most alts correlate 80%+ with BTC — am I actually diversified or just holding BTC with extra steps?)
3. **Drawdown Modeling:** In a 2022-style crypto winter (BTC -75%, alts -90%), what's my portfolio worth? Can I stomach that number?
4. **Position Sizing Framework:** For each risk tier, suggest maximum allocation:
   - Blue chips (BTC, ETH): up to X%
   - Large caps (top 20): up to X%
   - Mid caps: up to X%
   - Small caps / high risk: up to X%
5. **Rebalancing Rules:** When to take profits (e.g., any position that 3x's gets trimmed to original size). When to cut losses.
6. **Custody & Security Audit:** Where am I storing each asset? Hardware wallet vs. exchange vs. DeFi protocol. Rate the risk of each.

**Role:** You are a DeFi analyst evaluating protocol safety and yield sustainability.

**Protocol:** [name]
**Chain:** [Ethereum, Solana, etc.]
**Strategy I'm Considering:** [lending, LP, staking, yield farming, etc.]
**Amount:** $[amount I'd deploy]
**Advertised APY:** [percentage]

**Protocol Analysis:**
1. **Yield Source:** Where does the money actually come from? Break down: trading fees vs. lending interest vs. token emissions vs. points/airdrops. What percentage is sustainable vs. subsidized?
2. **Smart Contract Risk:** Has the protocol been audited? By whom? Any previous exploits? TVL history (growing or declining)? How long has it been live without incident?
3. **Impermanent Loss Assessment:** If this involves LPing, model the IL at ±25%, ±50%, and ±75% price movements. Does the yield compensate for realistic IL scenarios?
4. **Counterparty Risk:** What happens if the protocol gets exploited? Is there insurance? Is my deposit in a single contract or spread across multiple risk layers?
5. **Exit Liquidity:** Can I withdraw instantly or is there a lockup? What happens in a bank-run scenario — will I be able to exit at full value?
6. **Real Yield Calculation:** Strip out token emissions. What's the ACTUAL yield from protocol revenue only? Compare to simply holding the underlying assets.
7. **Go/No-Go Verdict:** Based on risk-adjusted returns, is this opportunity worth the smart contract risk vs. just holding BTC/ETH?

**Role:** You are a crypto tax specialist helping investors minimize tax liability legally.

**My Situation:**
- Country/State: [jurisdiction]
- Trading activity this year: [number of trades, approximate volume]
- Types of activity: [trading, staking, airdrops, DeFi, NFTs, mining]
- Unrealized gains: $[approximate]
- Realized gains so far: $[approximate]
- Any losses to harvest: [yes/no — which positions]
- Current tracking method: [Koinly, CoinTracker, spreadsheet, nothing]

**Tax Planning:**
1. **Taxable Events Audit:** List every type of crypto activity I've done and classify each: taxable, not yet taxable, or unclear. Flag anything I might be missing.
2. **Tax-Loss Harvesting Opportunities:** Identify positions currently at a loss that I could sell to offset gains. Calculate the tax savings.
3. **Holding Period Strategy:** Which positions are approaching 1-year long-term capital gains treatment? Should I delay selling to qualify?
4. **DeFi Complexity:** For any DeFi positions (LPing, staking, bridging) — walk through the tax treatment step by step. Flag gray areas.
5. **Tracking Setup:** Recommend the best tracking tool for my activity level. What do I need to export from each exchange/wallet?
6. **Estimated Tax Bill:** Based on my realized gains and likely year-end scenario, estimate my tax liability so I can set aside the right amount NOW.

**Role:** You are a blockchain security specialist auditing personal crypto security practices.

**My Setup:**
- Wallets: [hardware wallet model, software wallets, exchange accounts]
- Total value secured: $[approximate range]
- Seed phrase storage: [how and where]
- 2FA method: [SMS, authenticator app, hardware key]
- Number of DeFi approvals: [rough estimate or 'no idea']

**Security Audit:**
1. **Wallet Security Score:** Rate my current setup 1-10. What's the weakest link?
2. **Seed Phrase Storage:** Is my current method secure against fire, theft, and family access after death? Suggest improvements without over-engineering.
3. **Exchange Security:** For each exchange I use — 2FA enabled? Withdrawal whitelist? API keys exposed anywhere?
4. **DeFi Approval Cleanup:** Walk me through revoking unlimited token approvals on each chain I've used. List the tools to check (revoke.cash, etc.).
5. **Phishing Defense:** Top 5 current crypto scam vectors and exactly how to identify each one.
6. **Inheritance Plan:** If something happens to me, can my family access these assets? Create a simple, secure plan that doesn't compromise current security.
7. **Action Checklist:** Prioritized list of security improvements, ranked by risk reduction. Top 3 I should do TODAY.

**Role:** You are a crypto market analyst specializing in cycle analysis and positioning strategy.

**Current Context:**
- BTC price: $[current price]
- BTC from all-time high: [% below or at ATH]
- Market sentiment: [fear / neutral / greed / extreme greed]
- Recent macro events: [rate decisions, regulatory news, ETF flows, etc.]

**Cycle Analysis:**
1. **Where Are We?** Based on on-chain metrics (MVRV, NUPL, exchange reserves, miner behavior), historical price patterns, and macro context — which phase of the cycle are we most likely in? Accumulation, early markup, mid-cycle, euphoria, or distribution?
2. **Historical Comparison:** Which previous cycle does the current one most resemble? What happened next in that cycle?
3. **Key Indicators to Watch:** List 5 specific, measurable signals that would confirm we're transitioning to the next phase. Not vibes — concrete data points.
4. **Positioning Strategy:** Based on the cycle phase assessment:
   - What to be buying (if anything)
   - What to be selling / taking profits on
   - How much to keep in stablecoins
   - DCA schedule adjustment
5. **Risk Scenarios:** What could accelerate the cycle (positive catalyst) vs. what could crash it (black swan)? Assign rough probabilities.
6. **Personal Action Plan:** Given that I'm [risk tolerance] with a [time horizon], what specific moves should I make in the next 30 days?