Key Takeaways
- • Talos has hired Kelly Ye as Head of Research, based in New York, to lead research and data insights for institutional digital asset clients, according to a PRNewswire release dated October 28, 2026.
- • Ye brings 14 years in traditional finance plus digital asset leadership roles at Fidelity Digital Asset Management, CoinDesk Indices, Avenir Group and Decentral Park Capital, and is a CFA charterholder.
- • Ye will oversee Talos's research program, which serves asset managers, hedge funds, banks, brokers and other institutions.
- • The appointment follows Talos's 2025 acquisition of Coin Metrics, which brought market data, indexes and onchain analytics into Talos's execution and portfolio management systems.
Summary
Talos, which describes itself as a provider of institutional technology and data for digital asset trading and portfolio management, announced on October 28, 2026 that it has hired Kelly Ye as Head of Research. Based in New York, Ye will lead the firm's efforts to turn data into insights for institutional clients, linking market research to questions about market structure, liquidity, emerging opportunities and developments in onchain finance.
Ye has nearly two decades of experience across traditional and digital asset markets, including 14 years in traditional finance spanning research, portfolio management and product development. Her digital asset roles include investment leadership at Avenir Group and Decentral Park Capital, and research and product leadership at Fidelity Digital Asset Management and CoinDesk Indices. Most recently she was building Coinbridge, a company focused on bridging the capital gap for tokenized real-world assets. She holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from Peking University, a master's degree in Operations Research from MIT, and is a CFA charterholder.
Anton Katz, CEO and co-founder of Talos, said data has been part of the firm's vision since its founding and that the acquisition of Coin Metrics made it central to the platform. He said Ye understands how institutions use research to make decisions and will help clients interpret markets as more assets move onto digital rails.
Ye will oversee Talos's research program, whose output includes the weekly State of the Network newsletter, the State of the Market dashboard and weekly market commentary, deep-dive special reports, and quarterly and annual market reports. Ye said institutions need research that explains how the connection between traditional and onchain finance changes liquidity, market structure and investment opportunities, and that she aims to make Talos Research a primary reference for the market.
Ye has nearly two decades of experience across traditional and digital asset markets, including 14 years in traditional finance spanning research, portfolio management and product development. Her digital asset roles include investment leadership at Avenir Group and Decentral Park Capital, and research and product leadership at Fidelity Digital Asset Management and CoinDesk Indices. Most recently she was building Coinbridge, a company focused on bridging the capital gap for tokenized real-world assets. She holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from Peking University, a master's degree in Operations Research from MIT, and is a CFA charterholder.
Anton Katz, CEO and co-founder of Talos, said data has been part of the firm's vision since its founding and that the acquisition of Coin Metrics made it central to the platform. He said Ye understands how institutions use research to make decisions and will help clients interpret markets as more assets move onto digital rails.
Ye will oversee Talos's research program, whose output includes the weekly State of the Network newsletter, the State of the Market dashboard and weekly market commentary, deep-dive special reports, and quarterly and annual market reports. Ye said institutions need research that explains how the connection between traditional and onchain finance changes liquidity, market structure and investment opportunities, and that she aims to make Talos Research a primary reference for the market.
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