{"version":1,"id":"jamie-coutts","title":"Jamie Coutts","summary":"Jamie Coutts is a person who is a crypto analyst and researcher who produces institutional-grade digital asset research and commentary and founded Helios Analytics.","content":"**Jamie Coutts** is an Australian market technician and [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) analyst who serves as Chief Crypto Analyst at Real Vision, the financial media company founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xv20dfhcyp) He is also the founder of Helios Analytics, a proprietary digital-asset research and consultancy firm.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xv20dfhcyp) \n\n## Education\n\nJamie Coutts earned a Bachelor of Business in Economics and International Business from Queensland University of Technology (1996–1998). He later completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia (1999–2001), followed by the Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) qualification from the International Federation of Technical Analysts (2002–2006) and the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) qualification from the CMT Association (2012–2013). He also obtained the NASD Series 7 qualification in 2000. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xv20dfhcyp) \n\n## Career\n\nBased in Sydney, New South Wales, Coutts holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) designations and has built his work around blending macroeconomic, technical, and quantitative analysis with crypto-specific fundamentals.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-7ool8nk6cc)​[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-k2qrb79qg6) Coutts spent roughly two and a half decades in traditional financial markets—working in trading, sales, and research across Sydney, London, and Singapore—before turning his focus to crypto research, first at Bloomberg Intelligence and later at Real Vision.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xv20dfhcyp) \n\nCoutts joined Bloomberg in 2014 as a Buyside Equity Specialist in Singapore, working with investment and front-office teams on research, quantitative analysis, and ESG-related matters. From January 2022 to October 2023, he served as a Crypto Market Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence in Sydney, where he helped develop the firm's digital asset research offering. His work included valuation frameworks, blockchain performance benchmarks, crypto sector classification, index development, and digital asset data and product initiatives. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xv20dfhcyp)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-k2qrb79qg6) \n\nIn November 2023, Coutts became Chief Crypto Analyst at Real Vision, where he produces research on digital asset markets through reports, videos, and data-based analysis. His work includes developing valuation frameworks for [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) networks, including an Economic Network Intensity model intended to assess [Layer 1](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-1) networks. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xv20dfhcyp)  [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-bcqf1fimav)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-k2qrb79qg6) \n\nCoutts founded Helios Analytics in November 2023, a firm focused on digital asset investment research and consultancy services.\n\nCoutts has been involved with the CMT Association as a Chapter Chair and contributor. He has published research and commentary on technical analysis and [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) markets and has participated in association events addressing crypto asset frameworks and investment approaches.\n\n [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-xv20dfhcyp)  [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-bcqf1fimav) \n\n## Interviews and Appearances\n\nIn June 2026, Jamie Coutts appeared on the Milk Road Crypto podcast in an episode titled “_The Best Crypto Bet Is No Longer Bitcoin_.” He discussed factors influencing [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) investment beyond price performance, including growth, onchain activity, AI adoption, and real-world utility.\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](r49NdTUpwRk)\n\nIn February 2026, Jamie Coutts hosted Charles Edwards, founder of Capriole Investments, on Real Vision for a discussion about the potential impact of quantum computing on Bitcoin and the broader [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) market. The conversation also examined investment opportunities associated with developments in quantum technology.\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](8o_QdWdrvHM)\n\n​\n","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founder"},{"id":"Researcher"},{"id":"Speaker"},{"id":"Influencer"},{"id":"Bitcoin"}],"images":[{"id":"QmRHnc1uSh1o6DospwBPVW3JV8HQfgSw9GQ8PCEEBKhmt2","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[{"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r49NdTUpwRk","name":"r49NdTUpwRk","source":"YOUTUBE","thumbnail":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r49NdTUpwRk","caption":""},{"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o_QdWdrvHM","name":"8o_QdWdrvHM","source":"YOUTUBE","thumbnail":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o_QdWdrvHM","caption":""}],"metadata":[{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/Jamie1Coutts"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecouttscmt/"},{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"xv20dfhcyp\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn: Jamie Coutts\",\"timestamp\":1789081406961,\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecouttscmt/\"},{\"id\":\"7ool8nk6cc\",\"description\":\"X Account of Jamie Coutts\",\"timestamp\":1789081419546,\"url\":\"https://x.com/Jamie1Coutts\"},{\"id\":\"k2qrb79qg6\",\"description\":\"CMT Association - Jamie Coutts, CMT\",\"timestamp\":1789081437230,\"url\":\"https://cmtassociation.org/presenter/jamie-coutts/\"},{\"id\":\"bcqf1fimav\",\"url\":\"https://theorg.com/org/real-vision/person/jamie-coutts-cmt\",\"description\":\"Chief Crypto Analyst at Real Vision\",\"timestamp\":1789081109784}]"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"Create Jamie Coutts wiki"}],"events":[],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[],"speakers":[]},"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x4a2bC97afBF41a2Cbf4b4628F63420682Ff4CF2a"},"language":"en","operator":{"id":"0x4a2bC97afBF41a2Cbf4b4628F63420682Ff4CF2a"}}