Proposal for a Comprehensive (Crypto) Asset Taxonomy

Thomas Ankenbrand, Denis Bieri, Roland Cortivo, Johannes Hoehener and Thomas Hardjono

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Abstract: Developments in the distributed ledger technology have led to new types of assets with a broad range of purposes. Although some classification frameworks for common instruments from traditional finance and some for these new, so called cryptographic assets already exist and are used, a holistic approach to integrate both worlds is missing. The present paper fills this research gap by identifying 14 attributes, each of which is assigned different characteristics, that can be used to classify all types of assets in a structured manner. Our proposed taxonomy which is an extension of existing classification frameworks, summarises these findings in a morphological box and is tested for practicability by classifying exemplary assets like cash and bitcoin. The final classification framework can help to ensure that the various stakeholders, such as investors or supervisors, have a consistent view of the different types of assets, and in particular of their characteristics, and also helps to establish standardised terminology.

Date: 2020-07
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Published in 2020 Crypto Valley Conference on Blockchain Technology (CVCBT)

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