Crypto Assets
| Asset Classes | Ethereum | Solana |
|---|---|---|
| Coins | ETH | SOL |
| Stablecoins | - | |
| Tokenized Assets | - | |
| DeFi | Uniswap | |
| DePIN | - | |
| Games | - | |
| Memecoins | - | |
| Loyalty Incentives | - | |
| Governance Tokens | - | |
| Restaking | - | |
| Offchain & Interop | - | |
| NFT Art | - |
Crypto assets act as units-of-account of what is being traded/transferred.
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Advantages
Key advantages of trading crypto assets to global financial systems include:
- Improved transaction efficiency through atomic settlement, potentially saving billions in operational and collateral costs annually.
- Democratization of investing, allowing individuals to utilize their assets more effectively.
- Enhanced asset portability through tokenization, enabling greater flexibility in investment usage.
- Creation of network value, even for assets with little intrinsic value.
- Improved governance models aligning user and shareholder interests.
- Expansion of investable assets to include previously difficult-to-trade items like royalties and collectibles.
- Significant operational cost savings for financial institutions.
- New revenue streams from increased asset portability and transferability.
- Increased financial inclusion through the "protocol economy," giving individuals more control over their data and assets.
- Future-proofing of financial systems, as evidenced by major institutions investing heavily in crypto asset capabilities.
Coins
Blockchains and Coins, Infrastructure to settle transaction ledger. Each network has a different value proposition intended to meet certain use cases that attract application builders.
Offchain Protocols
Protocols and services that enable blockchains to access data, trigger logic, and communicate with each other.
| Asset Class / Narrative | Valuation Model |
|---|---|
| Data Oracles | |
| Interoperability | |
| Proof of Reserve | |
| Data Services | |
| Identity | |
| Automation |
DeFi Protocols
| Primitives | Variations |
|---|---|
| Derivatives | Synthetics, Futures, Options, Perpetuals, Swaps, Forwards |
| Liquidity Provider | Market Making, Lending |
| DEXs | AMM, Orderbook |
| Insurance | |
| Marketplaces | |
| Flash Loans | |
| Bonds |
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