Digital Asset Classification Standard (DACS)
The Digital Asset Classification Standard (DACS) was developed by CoinDesk Indices to provide a reliable, comprehensive, and standardized classification system for digital assets. Currently, the DACS includes the top 500 digital assets by market capitalization and the DACS structure offers 3 levels of granularity across 6 Sectors, 21 Industry Groups and 35 Industries. Click here to learn more.
Computing
Currency
DeFi
Entertainment
Smart Contract Platform
Digitization
IoT
Oracle
Private Computing
Shared Network
Shared Storage
BaaS
Private
Transparent
Asset Management
Credit Platform
DAO
Derivatives
Exchanges
Insurance
Yield
Art
Media
Metaverse
Multi-Chain / Parachain
Single Chain
Digitization
IoT
Oracle
Private Computing
Shared Network
Shared Storage
BaaS (Other)
Payments
Supply Chain / Commerce
Private
Transparent (Other)
Transparent CeFi Currency
Transparent DeFi Currency
Asset Management
Credit Platform (Other)
Lending / Borrowing
Active DAO
DAO (Other)
DAO Builder
Derivatives
AMM
Atomic Swaps
DEX
Exchanges (Other)
Insurance
Yield
Art
Broadcast
Social
Media (Other)
Gaming
VR Real Estate
Metaverse (Other)
Multi-Chain / Parachain
Single Chain
Digitization
Single-asset price indices
Index NameAsset TickerTicker<a href=/indices/xbx/>CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index</a>BTCXBX<a href=/indices/etx/>CoinDesk Ether Price Index</a>ETHETX<a href=/indices/btx/>CoinDesk Basic Attention Token Price Index</a>BATBTX<a href=/indices/bcx/>CoinDesk Bitcoin Cash Price Index</a>BCHBCX<a href=/indices/eosx/>CoinDesk EOS Price Index</a>EOSEOSX<a href=/indices/ecx/>CoinDesk Ether Classic Price Index</a>ETCECX<a href=/indices/lnx/>CoinDesk Chainlink Price Index</a>LINKLNX<a href=/indices/ltx/>CoinDesk Litecoin Price Index</a>LTCLTX<a href=/indices/xlmx/>CoinDesk Lumens Price Index</a>XLMXLMX<a href=/indices/zcx/>CoinDesk Zcash Price Index</a>ZECZCX
Multi-asset indices
Index NameTicker<a href=/indices/dlcx/>CoinDesk’s Large Cap Index</a>DLCX<a href=/indices/dfx/>CoinDesk DeFi Index</a>DFX
* These indices are products for financial institutions, and are separate from the prices that CoinDesk publishes on coindesk.com.