Assets are classified by their underlying economic exposure. This determines the risk model required for underwriting and remains stable regardless of how the asset is tokenized or distributed.For multi-asset instruments, classification follows a dominant exposure rule — each instrument is assigned to its largest exposure category. Structural features, origination channels, and legal forms are captured as separate metadata dimensions.
Exposure to debt obligations of the U.S. federal government.Examples: Short-duration T-bills, long-duration T-bonds, inflation-protected securities, Treasury money market funds, Treasury ETFs
Exposure to debt obligations of non-U.S. sovereign governments and their agencies.Examples: Developed market sovereign bonds, emerging market sovereign bonds, sovereign money market funds, sovereign bond ETFs, supranational bond funds
Exposure to debt of businesses, where repayment depends primarily on enterprise cash flow and capital structure.Examples: Investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, leveraged loans, CLOs, direct lending funds, corporate bond ETFs, trade finance funds, institutional DeFi lending to corporate counterparties
Exposure to debt backed by specific collateral or receivables, where repayment depends primarily on collateral value, liquidation rights, or asset cash flows rather than enterprise value. Includes consumer loan and receivables exposure.Examples: Mortgage loans, HELOCs, auto loans, personal loan receivables, credit card receivables, student loans, BNPL receivables, consumer ABS, commercial real estate loans, mortgage REITs, real estate debt funds, trade receivables financing
Exposure to vehicles investing across multiple credit sub-classes within a single structure.Examples: Tokenized multi-strategy credit funds, diversified private credit vehicles, onchain credit vaults deploying across multiple borrower and collateral types
Exposure to equity not accessible through public market trading.Examples: Venture capital funds, growth equity funds, leveraged buyout funds, secondaries, pre-IPO shares, non-traded shares of public companies
Exposure to actively managed mandates pursuing returns through discretionary or systematic strategies across traditional and digital asset markets.Examples: Long/short, global macro, relative value, quantitative/systematic, multi-strategy, DeFi yield, liquidity provision, liquid token strategies, basis/carry, cross-venue arbitrage
Exposure to raw materials and natural resources through physical ownership, commodity-linked securities, or pooled funds.Examples: Precious metals, energy commodities, agricultural commodities, commodity ETFs, commodity futures funds
Tokens whose NAV is intended to stay 1:1 with a fiat currency. Tokenization type is Distributed, as stablecoins are intended for payments and settlement.Examples: USD-pegged stablecoins, EUR-pegged stablecoins