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Messari lets you build a crypto watchlist around selected assets
Messari lets you collect selected crypto assets in a research watchlist. Basic allows one list, while Enterprise supports unlimited watchlists. Start with assets whose identities you can establish through their profiles, then confirm that your chosen entries appear in the list. You can finish the first session there; research access, daily digests and event alerts follow separate feature conditions.
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A useful starting collection answers a specific research question. Decide what you want to learn about its members before exploring extra tools. The appropriate stopping point is a saved list that contains the assets you intended to follow.
Your account during the Blockworks transition
The announced move to the new Blockworks application carries existing accounts and subscriptions over unchanged, so you can use your existing account for your first watchlist. If you do not have an account, create one for free before starting. Blockworks announced its acquisition of Messari on June 12, 2026. The earlier website is due to retire during the transition. Account continuity concerns access to the service; the features available within it still follow the applicable subscription or product.
How many watchlists can a Basic account create?
The Basic plan allows one watchlist. Enterprise supports unlimited watchlists. These allowances count watchlists; profile depth and research access have their own plan conditions.
A first list fits within Basic, so creating it does not require an Enterprise upgrade. Additional collections are a reason to examine the Enterprise allowance. Profile depth, research access and notifications remain separate decision inputs, so choose a plan around the material you need to investigate.
Asset selection starts with the right identity
Use asset profiles to establish which project each candidate represents before adding it to the watchlist, especially when a familiar name could cause confusion. An unresolved identity is a reason to pause that addition. Keep the distinction between identifying the asset and deciding what you want to learn about it.
The Screener can help identify candidates through quantitative and qualitative metrics. Its comparisons support asset selection, while the watchlist holds the subjects you choose to follow. Keep your selection connected to a research question, so the collection remains understandable when you revisit it.
Profile depth follows your access tier
Basic provides basic asset profiles, while Enterprise provides full profile access; that difference affects the depth of information available after selecting an asset for your first list. Creating the collection and investigating a member involve different features.
Work from the information that your account exposes. A basic profile can provide an initial description, while a detailed investigation may call for deeper material. Identify the unanswered question that needs more detail before treating an upgrade as part of creating the watchlist.
Research reports answer questions about selected assets
The research catalogue shows report types, publication dates and subscription tiers, allowing you to distinguish material about a selected asset from the access required to read it. Titles can identify a reporting period, while the publication date records when the item appeared. A monthly update can therefore concern a period that ended before publication.
The catalogue separates Research Report and Protocol Reporting entries. The type, subject and period determine how a report relates to the asset you are following. Keep that scope in view when relating its analysis to news that arrives later.
News filters narrow coverage around your list
News filters can focus coverage on an asset, sector or watchlist, while a Basic news feed remains limited to curated sources under that plan's access terms. Filtering changes the selection within the available feed. It does not expand the underlying set of sources available to your account. A watchlist filter follows the saved collection; an asset filter addresses one selected subject. A sector filter covers a broader category. Choose the scope that matches the question you are investigating. A news mention may give you something further to examine, without establishing that the report or profile you read earlier has changed.
Daily digests add a separate watchlist summary
Enterprise includes daily AI digests of watchlists, which add a recurring summary to a saved collection without making the collection itself an event-alert policy. Individual event alerts address a different requirement: receiving information about material developments through a configured monitoring service.
Daily describes the digest schedule, not a promise that every asset has a new development each day.
Monitoring labels distinguish verified and developing events
Monitoring evaluates material crypto events. Important Monitoring events receive the Messari Verified label after analyst review. Developing events arrive with underlying evidence without waiting for analyst sign-off. Read that status alongside the event details when deciding how to interpret the update.
Monitoring accepts descriptions of the events you want to follow in plain language. Manual filters remain available. Coverage and the monitoring configuration govern which developments appear. A saved collection alone does not establish a completed alert setup. Decide whether following these assets requires event surveillance before making notification configuration part of the first session.
The first list is ready when its entries match your selection
- Basic covers one watchlist with basic asset profiles.
- If you need multiple collections, Enterprise provides unlimited watchlists.
- Read the subscription tier attached to research you want to open.
- Choose a daily digest only with the applicable Enterprise access.
- Resolve an uncertain asset identity before adding that entry.
Create the watchlist in the application and add the assets whose identities you have established. Review its membership against your intended selection, then reopen the saved collection to confirm that those entries remain present.
You can stop there and return to the same research collection later.
Choose a relevant profile, dated report or news coverage to investigate your research question. Choose ongoing summaries or event notifications when you want regular updates, with the relevant access and configuration requirements.
Frequently asked questions about Messari
Does adding an asset to a watchlist establish that I own it?
A research watchlist records which assets you selected to follow. It does not establish an executed purchase or the balance in a wallet. Keep any record of holdings separate from the list's membership.
How often will research appear for an asset in my first watchlist?
The service's publication cadence does not promise a fresh report for each watched asset. New Enterprise research appears at least once a week, while free protocol reports arrive on a rolling basis throughout the week.
Which channels can send Monitoring alerts about assets I follow?
Monitoring supports Slack, email, mobile push and delivery through webhooks or its API. Mobile push uses the Messari progressive web app on iOS or Android. Alert policies can route events to different channels by importance and team. A saved watchlist alone does not show which delivery policies you have enabled.
Can I request fundraising CSV data while researching a watchlisted asset?
Enterprise makes fundraising CSV exports available by request. Adding a project to a watchlist does not change that access condition. The export concerns fundraising records, so its scope should remain separate from a list of selected assets.
Are weekly Deep Research refreshes the same as daily watchlist digests?
Weekly Deep Research refreshes and daily watchlist digests update different outputs. Deep Research reports using professional templates refresh automatically each week, while the Enterprise plan includes daily AI digests of watchlists.