{"id":"alice-hou","title":"Alice Hou","content":"**Alice Hou** is a research analyst in the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) industry with a professional background in economics. She currently works at Messari on the Protocol Services team, where her research focuses on [decentralized finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi), [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) infrastructure, and emerging [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) technologies. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-mxA5ZnYt5Wr5Ekqd) [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-N84OdquMDUaQh3FM) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-DALs9j2wuBPaQxpC)​\n\n## Education\n\nAlice Hou attended Northwestern University, where she graduated with a degree in Economics. Her academic background in economics provides a foundation for her later career in financial analysis within the digital asset sector. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-N84OdquMDUaQh3FM)​\n\n## Career\n\nAlice Hou is a research analyst specializing in digital assets and [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi). She joined Messari in 2025 as a Research Analyst, where her work focuses on market structure and on-chain financial activity. Prior to this role, she was a researcher at *The Block*, covering developments across the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) sectors.\n\nEarlier in her career, Hou held research and investment roles at Variant and Chapter One, contributing analysis on decentralized lending and borrowing protocols. She also conducted [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi)-focused research at Marquette Partners. Across these positions, her work has centered on analytical research related to [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-based financial systems.  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-N84OdquMDUaQh3FM) ","summary":"Alice Hou is a Research Analyst at Messari on the Protocol Services team. She previously worked as a Research Analyst at The Block and was an Investment Intern at Variant Fund. Hou graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Economics.","images":[{"id":"Qmagbhu5PAS5f3wxgcbPSPNrYwNbk4vYQCvAaMLju3hAzR","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"tags":[{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"},{"id":"Venture"}],"media":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"mxA5ZnYt5Wr5Ekqd\",\"url\":\"https://messari.io/research/alice-hou\",\"description\":\"Alice Hou's Messari Profile\",\"timestamp\":1769260151214},{\"id\":\"N84OdquMDUaQh3FM\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn: Alice Hou\",\"timestamp\":1769260242342,\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-hou-5b468422a/\"},{\"id\":\"DALs9j2wuBPaQxpC\",\"url\":\"https://x.com/FBitach\",\"description\":\"Alice Hou's X (Twitter) Profile\",\"timestamp\":1769260151214}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/FBitach"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-hou-5b468422a/"},{"id":"website","value":"https://messari.io/research/alice-hou"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"Added wiki page for Alice Hou\""}],"events":[{"id":"c4cd7911-3f6b-42e5-8403-921975f1c5c3","date":"2023-02","title":"Joined Variant Fund as a DeFi Intern","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Announced joining Variant Fund as a DeFi Intern, looking forward to working with a team she had long admired.","link":"https://x.com/FBitach","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"continent":null,"country":null,"action":"CREATE"},{"id":"98353a81-2019-440b-b8ae-ca416d501e87","date":"2025-03","title":"Joined Messari as a Research Analyst","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Joined Messari as a research analyst on the Protocol Services team. Hou announced her new role on April 1, 2025, stating it was her second week on the job.","link":"https://x.com/FBitach","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"continent":null,"country":null,"action":"CREATE"},{"id":"6f60967b-0a26-429c-9707-718259957074","date":"2025-09","title":"Published Analysis on DeFi Power-Users","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Published analysis on the 'power-user problem' in DeFi, showing how a small number of wallets drive a majority of activity on protocols like Aave and Uniswap.","link":"https://x.com/FBitach","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"continent":null,"country":null,"action":"CREATE"}],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"operator":{"id":"0x4a2bC97afBF41a2Cbf4b4628F63420682Ff4CF2a"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":[],"founders":[],"speakers":[]}}