About PULP Research
Institutional-Grade Market Intelligence for Digital Assets
PULP Research is a digital asset research firm focused on market regime intelligence, cycle analysis, and explainable AI-driven insights. We build tools that help institutions, funds, and advanced market participants understand where markets are in the cycle, how risk is evolving, and how to frame forward-looking scenarios with clarity and discipline.
In an asset class dominated by noise, price-chasing, and opaque models, PULP Research was created to deliver context, structure, and explainability—the elements required for institutional adoption and sound decision-making.
Our research combines quantitative modeling, macro-aware market frameworks, and explainable AI analysis to transform complex data into actionable, conversation-ready intelligence suitable for research teams, investment committees, and client-facing use.
Our Approach
Regime Intelligence, Not Price Prediction
Rather than attempting to forecast short-term price movements, PULP Research focuses on market regimes—the underlying states that govern volatility, drawdowns, capital rotation, and risk asymmetry.
Our proprietary framework:
- •Quantifies market regimes and cycle maturity
- •Measures regime confidence and transition risk
- •Provides forward-looking scenario context, not point forecasts
- •Delivers explainable insights that clarify why market conditions are changing
This approach enables institutions to improve risk awareness, research quality, and timing discipline, while avoiding the pitfalls of black-box models and reactive analysis.
Built for Institutions
Digital asset research teams
Crypto hedge funds and allocators
Banks and sell-side research desks
Data providers, analytics platforms, and index issuers
Our intelligence can be delivered via research reports, dashboards, APIs, or white-labeled integrations, allowing partners to embed regime awareness directly into existing workflows and platforms.
Leadership
John Taylor
Founder & Lead Quantitative Researcher
John Taylor is the founder of PULP Research and a technical quantitative researcher specializing in AI, cryptography, and blockchain systems. He brings deep experience translating advanced research into real-world applications across high-stakes environments.
John is an AI Researcher at Rowan University and an AI Developer at Sonepar USA (previously worked at Leidos), where he has worked on complex systems spanning electrical distribution, defense, finance, and aerospace. His background combines rigorous academic research with hands-on engineering, enabling him to design robust, scalable models that perform under real market stress.
As the technical architect behind PULP Research, John developed the core market regime and cycle intelligence engine, blending quantitative rigor with explainability to ensure outputs are suitable for institutional decision-making—not just theoretical accuracy.
Previously, John served as CTO of CloudHero, where he built B2B AI solutions that bridged cutting-edge research with enterprise deployment.
John's focus:
Building transparent, data-driven market intelligence systems that reduce noise, mitigate human bias, and elevate research standards in digital asset markets.
James McKenna
Strategic Partner & Institutional Advisor
James McKenna is an institutional markets professional and entrepreneur with experience spanning Wall Street, digital assets, and AI-driven investment strategy.
James previously worked in Bank of America's Alternative Investments division, where he collaborated directly with hedge fund managers and traders across hedge funds, private equity, and digital assets. Through this role, he gained firsthand insight into how institutional capital evaluates risk, liquidity, and emerging technologies.
He also worked closely with institutional digital asset research teams, developing a deep understanding of macro liquidity cycles, rate regimes, and on-chain dynamics, and how these forces shape long-term market structure.
In parallel, James has built and advised multiple ventures at the intersection of crypto, AI, and capital markets, including leading an actively managed crypto SMA focused on disciplined, macro-aware execution.
At PULP Research, James supports institutional positioning, product strategy, and market adoption, ensuring the platform aligns with the expectations of banks, funds, and professional research organizations.
James's focus:
Bridging institutional market structure with crypto-native innovation to deliver research tools that professionals trust and adopt.
Our Mission
To bring clarity, structure, and institutional discipline to digital asset markets by delivering transparent, explainable, and regime-aware intelligence.
PULP Research exists to help market participants move beyond reactive price analysis and toward informed, context-driven decision-making—the foundation required for the next phase of institutional adoption in digital assets.
PULP Research in Action
PULP Research @ Ripple Swell 2025
PULP Research @ Bitcoin Investor Week
PULP Research Team building models