Trading Operations Intern at Attention

Wayne State University; United States; Presencial; USD 20.664 - 34.440; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wayne State University is offering a unique remote internship opportunity at WYDE to support market analysis and trading strategies that generate funding for verified nonprofits. Candidates should have experience trading crypto and a strong understanding of DeFi mechanics. The role provides exposure to live markets and opportunities to interface with major nonprofits and influencers in the crypto space. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

Formación

• You should have experience trading crypto and understanding of liquidity pools.
• Active engagement on crypto Twitter or Farcaster is a plus.
• Familiarity with DeFi platforms is beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Identify liquidity opportunities and market inefficiencies.
• Coordinate with DeFi protocol partners and support operational workflows.
• Analyze and report on macro crypto market trends.

Conocimientos

Experience with trading crypto

Understanding of DeFi mechanics

Ability to explain trading concepts

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Educación

Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related major

Herramientas

DeFi platforms (e.g., Uniswap, Coinbase)

On-chain analytics tools (e.g., Dune, Nansen)

Descripción del empleo

Location: Remote (U.S.-based students)
Duration: Winter cohorts

The Opportunity

WYDE is building the world's first Impact Exchange—a public market where every trade automatically funds verified nonprofits. We're not a charity. We're market infrastructure.

Think: What if trading volume generated more funding for childhood cancer research than traditional donations? What if market forces could be redirected toward solving humanity's biggest problems?

That's what we're building. And we need traders who want to be part of it.

What You'll Actually Do

Market Analysis & Strategy

• Identify liquidity opportunities and market inefficiencies
• Provide daily market intelligence to leadership

Operations & Infrastructure

• Coordinate with DeFi protocol partners (Uniswap, Coinbase)
• Monitor liquidity pool health and trading execution
• Support operational workflows for multi-token launches
• Troubleshoot trading infrastructure issues in real-time
• Track competitor activity in crypto philanthropy space
• Analyze creator economy fundraising trends (MrBeast, DrLupo, etc.)
• Identify new cause categories for token expansion
• Report on macro crypto market trends affecting WYDE

Why This Beats Other Internships

Real Trading Exposure: You'll work with live markets, real volume, and actual on-chain data. No simulations.

Crypto-Native: Built on Base/Coinbase infrastructure. You'll learn DeFi mechanics that traditional finance internships can't teach.

Measurable Impact: Your trading analysis directly correlates to funding outcomes. You'll see your work translated into grants for St. Jude, Feeding America, Make-A-Wish, and others.

Visibility: Small team means your work matters. You'll present findings directly to leadership and partners.

Network Access: Interface with major nonprofits, crypto VCs, creator economy influencers, and DeFi builders.

Resume Builder: "Launched trading infrastructure that generated $X for verified nonprofits" hits different than "analyzed spreadsheets for megacorp."

Who Should Apply

You're probably a fit if you:

• Actually trade crypto (we want experience, not just interest)
• Understand DeFi mechanics (liquidity pools, AMMs, on-chain analytics)
• Can explain trading concepts to non-traders (you'll work with nonprofit partners)
• Care about outcomes beyond profit (but you still want to understand markets)
• Thrive in fast-moving environments (we're launching 18 tokens in 6 months)
• Want to build something genuinely new (not optimize existing systems)

Ideal Background

• Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related major
• Active on crypto Twitter/Farcaster
• Experience with DeFi platforms (Uniswap, Coinbase, etc.)
• Familiarity with on-chain analytics tools (Dune, Nansen, etc.)
• Understanding of market microstructure

What You'll Learn

Technical Skills

• On-chain data analysis and interpretation
• DeFi market mechanics and liquidity management
• Token launch coordination and market making
• Crypto market research and intelligence gathering

Strategic Skills

• How markets can serve missions
• Impact measurement and outcome tracking
• Multi-stakeholder communication (traders, nonprofits, VCs)
• Go-to-market strategy for tokenized causes

The Bigger Picture

WYDE sits at the convergence of four massive markets:

• $592.5B U.S. charitable giving
• $1.57T global impact investing
• $3.7T U.S. nonprofit sector revenue

We're not competing in one market. We're creating a new category.

You'd join at the ground floor of market infrastructure that could reshape how humanity funds progress. First 100 employees of Google-type opportunity, but for impact.