Altcoin Due Diligence Workbook: Research Templates and Evaluation Checklists

Reading about due diligence frameworks is useful; working through them on actual projects is what builds the pattern recognition that makes research fast and reliable. This workbook course takes you through each stage of a token research process with templates, checklists, and worked examples drawn from representative project types. By the end of this course you will be able to complete a structured whitepaper evaluation using a scoring rubric, populate a tokenomics analysis worksheet with supply, distribution, and vesting data, execute a team verification workflow using free public information sources, synthesise research findings into a one-page project summary suitable for sharing or archiving, and identify the single most important risk factor for a given project type. What you will learn: - Whitepaper scoring rubric: rating technical depth, problem definition, competitive differentiation, and roadmap credibility - Tokenomics worksheet: populating supply schedule, unlock calendar, allocation percentages, and incentive alignment score - Team verification workflow: pseudonymous vs. identified teams, LinkedIn cross-referencing, GitHub activity review - Competitive landscape mapping: identifying comparable projects and positioning the subject project within the sector - Community signal analysis: distinguishing quality engagement from bot-amplified activity using observable patterns - On-chain data entry checklist: basic metrics to record from blockchain explorers — active addresses, transaction count, contract interactions - Risk factor identification: categorising risks as technical, regulatory, tokenomics, team, or market-structure - One-page project summary template: synthesising all research into a structured, scannable format Each section presents a blank template followed by a worked example using a fictional but realistic project. Reflection prompts ask you to complete each template step before reviewing the worked version. A final case study walks through a complete due diligence cycle from initial discovery to summary write-up. This course is designed for crypto investors and researchers who want a structured, repeatable research process. Suitable for learners who are new to formal due diligence but have basic familiarity with cryptocurrency concepts. This course is informational and educational and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrency investments are highly speculative and can result in total loss of principal.