cryptocurrency job cover letter essay

Just short of completely sacrificing my social life, I have been obsessed with cryptocurrency for years and have surrounded myself with people and opportunities that have enabled this purpose-driven, optimistic vision quest. I have been both amateur and professional cryptocurrency analyst, almost as long as cryptocurrencies have existed. Starting in , I became the Treasurer of the MIT Bitcoin Club and strongly advocated awareness of crypto and blockchain technology among my peers.

While pursuing my education, I have had the opportunity to work in a few crypto-related positions during my summers. Last year, I accepted a position as an analyst at Cryptocurrency Advisory in Cambridge, MA, a role that directly prepares me to contribute as an analyst at Consensys. At Cryptocurrency Advisory, I created an analytics model that ranked all cryptocurrencies on the basis of several different measures. I intend to build on this work in the future by developing proprietary algorithms that add value to Consensys, helping you to gain competitive advantage by offering clients the means by which to make educated, evidence-based investment decisions.

Prior to that last summer, I worked for YCAP Asset Management in Paris. In this role, I was tasked with introducing new trading strategies involving cryptocurrencies. I worked on the sale side, evaluating short-term puts on the S&P. This role also prepares me to take a sell-side position with Consensys. My programming experience has been invaluable, as I assisted with automation and optimization tasks to improve both the accuracy and efficiency of the trading team. I will of course leverage and build on these skills at Consensys.

At the MIT Media Lab, I worked as a researcher in the Digital Currency Initiative. Before an audience of 200 students and professors, I presented a model I had researched and constructed. The project was aimed at reducing international bank transfer costs using Bitcion as the intermediary infrastructure. Thus I have spent the last couple of years working in crypo-related roles while completing my studies even before having the opportunity to apply my vision to the financial sector.

In June 2018, I will be graduating from MIT with a B.Sc. in Mathematics, adding a minor in Economics. Combining a variety of mathematics disciplines with economics is precisely the educational framework on which one can build a career as a cryptocurrency analyst. The math for crypto valuation is arguably more complex than for valuation of other assets because of the lack of an underlying physical asset. Yet, that is precisely where understanding mathematics at a high level, the fundamentals of economics and risk, and also programming algorithms specifically applied to development investment models, will all serve to promote the Frontier concept.

Since I first became interested in cryptocurrency, I have been building towards a role as a research analyst. My studies are tailored specifically for this role, and I have sought out or actively created work experiences that have built up my analytic and model-building skills. Already empowered with the knowledge of how to advise clients to develop a diversified crytocurrency portfolio, how to manage and mitigate risk, and how to remain a step ahead of the game via bespoke computer modeling, I am eager to extend and apply these skills.