Head of Research · CoinMarketCap

Alice Liu

I make sense of crypto for a living — through research, a weekly podcast and the occasional turn on stage.

Head of Research at CoinMarketCap, where I also lead PR and marketing strategy. Formerly J.P. Morgan, Coutts and WisdomTree.

Dubai · London · Shenzhen
Alice Liu
75K+
weekly podcast listenersup from 70 in the first episode
800K
newsletter subscribersMarket Pulse · ~45% open rate
30
infographics a week100K+ impressions each, give or take
400+
guests at one dinnerCMC VIP night, Dubai
01About
Alice Liu

I started in traditional finance at J.P. Morgan, RBS, Coutts and WisdomTree, then joined CoinMarketCap in 2022 to build its research team. That grew into the Fear & Greed Index and CMC20, a newsletter read by 800K people and a podcast that went from 70 listeners to 75,000. I also write a column for Forbes.

Today I also lead CMC's PR and marketing strategy: the agency, the media programme, the brand refresh, and who goes on which stage. Last month that meant running the announcements for the Coinglass acquisition and a new CEO, three days apart.

Role
Head of Research, CoinMarketCap · also PR & marketing strategy
Hosts
CMC Weekly Crypto Forecast · Mondays, 3pm UTC
Based
Dubai · London · Shenzhen · English & Mandarin
02On air

A weekly podcast, and the studios that call when the market does something strange.

Every Monday · 3pm UTC

CMC Weekly Crypto Forecast

What happened in crypto this week, what matters, and what's next. Not one Monday missed in two and a half years.

Weekly listeners
75,000+
First episode
~70 listeners
Episodes
77 and counting
Weeks missed
Zero
Latest episodes · press play, no app required
Seen & heard on NYSE TVCNBCBloombergCoinDeskCointelegraphYahoo FinanceBenzingaThe Block
NYSE TV Live
Live from the New York Stock Exchange
Asharq Bloomberg interview
Asharq Bloomberg · Sep 2026
After the $1bn liquidation — is Bitcoin leading a new crypto rally?
CNBC Arabia · Sep 2026
Is the crypto recovery already over?
Recently quoted
03On stage

Keynotes, panels and firesides from Paris to Seoul. Most recently: a keynote and six moderated panels across Korea Blockchain Week and Token2049 Singapore.

04Work & Research

I built CoinMarketCap's research function from zero: the indices the market checks every morning, the reports and the newsletters.

Indices & tools I helped build
Recent writing
The short version
Now · since 2022
CoinMarketCap
Head of Research. Built the research function, indices, newsletters and podcast; now also leads PR and marketing strategy.
2021 – 22
WisdomTree
Digital-asset research at the global ETF issuer — helped launch three crypto index funds.
2017 – 21
Coutts
Senior Investment Associate — ETF due diligence & manager research at the private bank.
2015 – 17
RBS · J.P. Morgan
Graduate programme and summer analyst.
Warwick Business School CFA Certificate in ESG Investing
05Beyond Work
A few honest facts
Monday, 3pm UTC
Wherever I am, the podcast goes out. Airports have surprisingly good acoustics. Not really.
Two languages
I think about markets in English and Mandarin, and the two don't always agree.
Three cities
Dubai is home. London was, for the better part of a decade. Shenzhen is the third pin on the map.
Say hello

Research, a quote, or a conversation?

Media requests, speaking invitations, a data question, or just a good conversation about markets — message me on any of these.