Overview
Smart Alerts allow you to monitor specific onchain activities related to various addresses, groups of addresses, custom labels, smart contracts, or specific actions on different Nansen dashboards. You can receive these updates in real-time through Telegram, Discord, or Slack. This feature is very comprehensive and now supports 12 different blockchains.
Supported Chains
At the moment, Smart Alerts are available on the following blockchain networks:
- Ethereum
- Polygon
- BNB
- Arbitrum
- Avalanche
- Fantom
- Base
- Linea
- Blast
- Optimism
- Mantle
- ZKsync
As Nansen integrates new blockchains, Smart Alerts will also be extended to support these new networks.
What Are Smart Alerts?
Smart Alerts are notifications that keep you updated on specific onchain activities you want to follow. These alerts are highly customizable, so you can tailor them to notify you about different transactions, trends, or important signals.
The Different Types of Smart Alerts
Token and NFT Transfer
These alerts let you track token transfers between addresses, entities, Nansen Labels, custom labels, or custom segments. This helps you stay informed about real-time activities like trading, fund movements, and trend identification.
Example 1: Tracking Smart Money Funds
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Criteria:
- Transfer from Smart Money Funds
- Minimum value of $500,000
- Goal: Understand market trends with less noise.
- Details: By setting up a Smart Alert with these criteria, you can focus on significant transfers originating from Smart Money wallets. This allows you to filter out smaller, less significant transactions and gain insights into how big players are moving their funds. For instance, you might observe a large fund transferring a substantial amount of Ethereum, indicating potential market movement or investment strategy shifts.
Example 2: Monitoring Custom Labeled Wallets on Specific Chains
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Criteria:
- From Custom Label (like a profitable memecoin trader)
- Specific chains such as Blast, Base, Arbitrum, Ethereum
- Minimum amount of $1,000
- Goal: Identify moves made by custom-labeled addresses in real-time.
- Details: This type of Smart Alert is invaluable if you want to monitor specific traders or entities that you have labeled based on their trading success or patterns. For example, if you have labeled a wallet as a profitable memecoin trader, an alert for transfers from this wallet can help you track their trading activities across multiple chains and make timely investment decisions based on their actions.
Smart Money Token Flows
Smart Money are highly actionable addresses that are often the best at what they do onchain or are a large institution or fund. That’s why we created the Smart Money Token Inflow Smart Alert. This alert allows you to see what tokens are flowing in and out of Smart Money wallets based on criteria that you set.
Example 1: General Smart Money Token Flows
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Criteria:
- Tokens with a market cap between $10m and $250m
- Minimum inflow in 1 day of $10k
- Max Token Age of 365 days (exclude older tokens)
- Goal: Discover new tokens and key market movements early.
- Details: By setting these criteria, the Smart Alert will notify you of significant inflows into tokens that are relatively new and within a specific market cap range. For example, if a Smart Money wallet suddenly acquires a large volume of a new token within a day, this could indicate that the token has potential for growth, prompting you to investigate further or consider investment.
Example 2: Defending Your Portfolio
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Criteria:
- Tokens on your watchlist
- Minimum flow over 1 day of $150k
- Goal: Spot significant Smart Money sales to make informed decisions and defend your portfolio.
- Details: This Smart Alert is designed to protect your investments by notifying you of large outflows from tokens you hold or are interested in. For example, if a Smart Money wallet starts offloading a significant amount of a token you own, this could be a signal of impending price drops, allowing you to reassess your holdings and take preemptive actions to mitigate losses.
Token and NFT Signals
Using Signals, you can detect extraordinary onchain activity across different networks.
Example 1: All Signals on a Specific Chain
- Criteria: All Signals
- Goal: Discover interesting onchain activities.
- Details: This broad approach allows you to capture all significant activities on a specific chain like Arbitrum. Whether it's large trades, sudden price spikes, or unusual transfers, this Smart Alert helps you stay ahead of the curve by highlighting potential opportunities or risks in real-time.
Example 2: DEX Token Flow for Specific Tokens
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Criteria:
- Signal type: DEX Token Flow
- Tokens not listed on Centralized Exchanges
- Goal: Monitor inflows to potentially execute strategic buys.
- Details: By focusing on DEX (Decentralized Exchange) token flows, this Smart Alert can help you identify tokens gaining traction before they are listed on centralized exchanges. For example, if there's a noticeable increase in the trading volume of a particular token on a DEX, it might be an opportunity to buy in before the token gains broader market exposure and potentially increases in value.
Exchange Flows
These alerts let you track token inflow and outflow from exchanges to better understand market activities.
Example: Monitoring Extreme Exchange Inflows and Outflows
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Criteria:
- Minimum flow of $100k over the last day
- Max Market Cap of $300m
- Goal: Identify large market movements that might imply buying or selling activity.
- Details: This Smart Alert helps you keep track of significant movements of tokens into and out of exchanges, which can be indicative of major market activities. For instance, if a large volume of tokens is withdrawn from an exchange, it might suggest that big players are moving assets into wallets, potentially in preparation for a long hold or off-exchange transactions.
Smart Contract Call Alerts
These alerts are perfect for monitoring specific smart contract activities, which can be especially useful for securing large fund positions within a contract.
Example: Monitoring Liquidity Pool Withdrawals
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Criteria:
- Smart Contract address
- Minimum transaction value of $50m
- Goal: Detect unusual activities to take quick protective action.
- Details: By setting an alert for significant withdrawals from a liquidity pool, you can quickly react to potential risks. For example, if a large amount of liquidity is suddenly removed, it might indicate underlying issues or upcoming changes in the liquidity pool's conditions, allowing you to make timely decisions to protect your investments.
Hot Contracts
These alerts help in discovering trending onchain activity, and are exclusive to Professional users.
Example: Trending Liquidity Pools
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Criteria:
- Max Contract Age: 7 days
- Minimum number of depositors in the last hour: 10
- Minimum USD inflow
- Goal: Identify emerging liquidity pools early and take advantage.
- Details: This Smart Alert is tailored to help you find new and trending liquidity pools quickly. By focusing on new contracts with significant activity, you can identify promising pools shortly after their creation. For instance, if a new liquidity pool receives a large number of new depositors and substantial inflows within a short time frame, it may present an early investment opportunity.
How to Set Up Smart Alerts
Setting up Smart Alerts in Nansen is simple and customizable to meet your specific needs. Follow the steps below to create different types of alerts:
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Access Smart Alerts:
- Log in to your Nansen account.
- Navigate to the Smart Alerts section in your dashboard.
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Create a New Alert:
- Click on the "Create Alert" button.
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Choose Alert Type:
- Select from various alert types, such as Token Transfer, Smart Money Token Flows, Signals, Exchange Flows, Smart Contract Calls, and Hot Contracts.
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Set Criteria:
- Define the criteria for your Smart Alert. This could include specific addresses, market caps, token ages, custom labels, chains, minimum and maximum values, and more.
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Select Delivery Method:
- Choose how you want to receive the alerts (Telegram, Discord, or Slack).
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Save Alert:
- Click "Save" to finalize your Smart Alert setup.
Tips for Maximizing the Use of Smart Alerts
Here are a few suggestions to help you get the most out of Smart Alerts:
- Custom Labels: Take advantage of custom labels to track specific addresses or groups that are relevant to your investment strategy.
- Reduce Noise: Use minimum and maximum value filters to minimize noise and focus on significant activities.
- Chain Selection: Select specific chains based on where you find the most valuable opportunities or trends.
- Regular Updates: Regularly review and update your Smart Alerts settings to adapt to changing market conditions and new opportunities.
FAQs
1. What are Nansen Labels?
- Nansen Labels categorize wallet addresses based on their behavior and activity patterns, providing valuable insights into their transactions.
2. Can I monitor multiple chains with a single alert?
- Yes, Smart Alerts allow you to select multiple chains, enabling comprehensive tracking across different blockchain networks.
3. How can I customize the notification channels?
- During the Smart Alert setup, you can select your preferred notification channels (Telegram, Discord, or Slack) and manage these settings in your account preferences.
4. How often are Smart Alerts updated?
- Smart Alerts are designed to provide real-time notifications. The timing of updates depends on the specific blockchain network's activity and the alert criteria you've set.
5. Is it possible to track specific tokens or NFTs?
- Absolutely. You can set up alerts to monitor specific tokens, NFTs, Signals, and exchange flows based on various criteria.
Miss Nothing With Smart Alerts
Smart Alerts are an incredibly powerful feature that enables you to track anything onchain in real time, giving you the data necessary to make informed decisions. We’re excited to announce that Smart Alerts are now available on all the chains Nansen supports, making this feature even more useful!
We hope this blog has provided you with all the information you need to start with Smart Alerts. But if you’re unsure how to create an alert to achieve your goal or need help with anything related to Nansen, please contact us at support@nansen.ai, as we’d love to help!