As a Chicago-based DeFi analyst with 5 years in blockchain, I’ve tracked 200+ projects through熊市 and bull cycles. These 7 tools — Kaito, Dexu AI, 0xPPL, Nansen, DeBank, DefiLlama, and Turtle Club — aren’t trendy, but they’re the only ones that reveal alpha before the crowd does. No hype. Just data. I found them while others were scrolling memes. This is how you find value when everyone else is still asking questions.