Central Asia's first student research lab for Bloomberg Terminal and on-chain markets. Built at TEAM University, Tashkent.
In 1815 it was a carrier pigeon flying into London. In 1981 it was a Bloomberg Terminal on a trading floor. In 2017 it was an Etherscan tab open at 3am. The instrument changes. The asymmetry does not.
Alpha Protocol is a research lab built by students at TEAM University in Tashkent. We train to read two markets at once: the one Bloomberg shows us and the one that lives on-chain. Macro rates and stablecoin flows. Central bank decisions and whale wallets. Order books and prediction markets. They are the same sport played on different fields.
We are not a crypto Discord. We are not a stock-pitch club. We are a lab. We run on terminals, not vibes.
We were founded because the next ten years of global finance will not be hired out of London or New York alone. Central Asia is young, compliant, connected, and underpriced. Uzbekistan's median age is twenty-seven. We are the generation the world will need when it looks here.
If you want to learn how the professionals see — and then see things they can't — this is where you come.
This is how we read markets at Alpha Protocol. You'll learn to read all six streams simultaneously.
Our terminal, right now. You'll learn to drive this. BMC certification in your first 60 days.
Where global equity benchmarks stand right now.
Where money costs what.
Wikipedia · Updates every 12hWhat the market thinks will happen — priced.
Sentiment, measured.
Source: CoinMarketCap API · LiveTracking wallets that move markets.
On-chain volume, not exchange volume.
Learn the professional standard. Start with BMC certification in 60 days; finish with BFF and your first Terminal-powered research note. By the end of the track, you can navigate Bloomberg the way a first-year at Goldman does — except you did it from Tashkent.
Real markets, real discipline. Paper portfolio on TradingView; weekly trade pitches; real trade journals; small real stakes on crypto once you've earned them. We teach you to lose small, win big, and log everything. No leverage on the learning curve.
Follow the money on public blockchains. Dune SQL. Arkham whale tracking. DeFiLlama for protocol flows. Cross-chain bridge analysis. You finish with a public Dune dashboard and a whale-watching report that other traders will actually read.
Publish prose people reprint. Start with 500-word market notes; grow into weekly recaps, then deep-dives, then an investor letter your name goes on. We don't want buzzwords. We want clear numbers and clean sentences. The Oxford Alpha Fund writes quarterly letters. So will you.
Since January 2023, the National Agency of Perspective Projects manages VASP/CASP licensing. Binance signed with NAPP via COINPAY LLC. Tether signed MOU on CBDC. 0% crypto tax for individuals through licensed exchanges until 2028.
Source: NAPP, since 2023On March 31, 2026, Presidential Decree No. 48 established the Tashkent International Financial Centre — English common law jurisdiction with digital assets in its founding mandate and a 50-year tax horizon.
Source: Presidential Decree No. 48, March 2026Uzbekistan's median age is 27. Over 42% of the population is under 25. The country needs 11.5 million new jobs this decade. Finance and crypto are among the most talent-scalable sectors.
Source: UN DemographicsChainalysis 2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Uzbekistan climbed 54 positions to rank 33 — the sharpest rise in Central Asia/Caucasus. Projected crypto market: EUR 33M by 2028.
Source: Chainalysis, rank 33 (+54)
Started trading crypto in high school. Got deep in DeFi and on-chain data somewhere between DeFi Summer and the FTX collapse. Came to TEAM University, saw the Bloomberg Terminals sitting unused, and figured somebody had to build the bench. That's Alpha Protocol.
Teaches the On-Chain Intelligence track. Reads central bank statements for fun.
Reply: @mirzabek on Telegram
We're looking for one more person to help run Alpha Protocol from day zero. If you've ever built something technical, written something sharp, or traded anything with real skin — tell us in the application.
We run on terminals, not vibes. The terminal is open.
Open tier. Free. Apply, get accepted after screening. You get: BMC certification course, weekly lectures, Telegram access, Bloomberg Lab open hours. Goal: pass BMC in 60 days.
Bloomberg deliverable: BMC CertificateAfter BMC + track selection + entry task (pitch or research note). You get: assigned track, mentor, scheduled Terminal access, club publication. Weekly deliverables and pitch sessions expected.
Bloomberg deliverable: BFF Certificate + own research noteBy invitation + team vote. Maximum 10 per cohort. You get: leadership position in a track, governance rights, co-authorship on reports. You run sessions, mentor Analysts, maintain standards.
Bloomberg deliverable: Bloomberg II (API + Excel) + Investor Letter authorship50 seats. We read every application. We care about curiosity, not credentials. Decision in 7 days.
Tell us about yourself
A 30-minute conversation about your goals
You'll hear back within 7 days
We read every one. Decision in 7 days. While you wait: join our Telegram channel.
The first cohort is free. Future cohorts will be paid with scholarships for selected applicants. Transparency on pricing will come with Phase 2.
Yes. Cohort 1 is open to TEAM students, students from other Tashkent universities, and high school students aged 14+. Future cohorts will prioritise university students.
Yes, if you're willing to work. Our Observer tier is designed for beginners. You can reach Analyst level in one semester.
Cohort 1: roughly 50 people from applicants. We read every application. We care about curiosity, not credentials.
Bloomberg BMC certification, a track of your choice, weekly sessions, access to Terminal, research publication opportunities, and a cohort of peers.
6 to 8 hours per week. Observer tier less; Core members more.
You'll hear back within 7 days. Accepted applicants go through a 30-minute interview. Cohort starts in Fall 2026.
We combine Bloomberg Terminal and on-chain intelligence in one curriculum. No other student club in Central Asia does this — and very few do it globally.