Lucas Outumuro is Head of Research at IntoTheBlock, an AI-powered, programmable financial services platform tailored to institutional investors in the decentralized finance space. He leads a growing team that covers everything from on-chain analytics and price predictions to DeFi strategies and market dynamics. Prior to IntoTheBlock, Outumuro had three years of startup experience in business development and ambassador roles. He served as an Ambassador for Hedera Hashgraph, one of the most used and sustainable public networks for the decentralized economy. He also writes content for the CoinMarketCap Blog, The Defiant, Deribit Insights, CryptoBriefing, and his personal Medium page.
Prior to his current role, Outumuro served as Senior Analyst for the firm, responsible for examining crypto from a data-centric perspective.
He also led research efforts into new IntoTheBlock sections such as Derivatives and DeFi Insights.
He has published over 100 articles and newsletter, which have been cited by the Wall Street Journal, CoinDesk, and Fortune, among others.
EARLY CAREER
He served as an Ambassador for Hedera, where he led a community of distributed ledger technology enthusiasts through a series of seminars.
He was involved in business development at Foodora, and served as a Research Assistant at UBC.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Outumuro has been featured in Business Insider and Real Vision.