Crypto-asset Taxonomy for Investors and Regulators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05098v1
• Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:29:13 GMT
• Title: Crypto-asset Taxonomy for Investors and Regulators
• Abstract summary: This paper develops a multidimensional taxonomy for crypto-assets.<n>It connects technical design to market structure and regulation.<n>We map top 100 assets within the structure and provide case studies.
• Score: 4.460049392395535
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Crypto-assets are a main segment of electronic markets, with growing trade volume and market share, yet there's no unified and comprehensive asset level taxonomy framework. This paper develops a multidimensional taxonomy for crypto-assets that connects technical design to market structure and regulation. Building on established taxonomy guideline and existing models, we derive dimensions from theory, regulatory frameworks, and case studies. We then map top 100 assets within the structure and provide several detailed case studies. The taxonomy covers technology standard, centralisation of critical resources, asset function, legal classification and mechanism designs of minting, yield, redemption. The asset mapping and case studies reveal recurring design patterns, capture features of edge cases that sit on boundaries of current categorisations, and document centralised control of nominal decentralised assets. This paper provides framework for systematic study for crypto markets, supports regulators in assessing token risks, and offers investors and digital platform designers a tool to compare assets when building or participate in electronic markets.

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