Library
A classification of thematic verticals used by OLTA Finance to construct rules-based Sector Indices.
This page provides a high-level overview of the thematic categories currently under review or included across the OLTA ecosystem. It serves as an indicative reference, the inclusion of any theme is subject to ongoing eligibility assessment based on market maturity, liquidity, and on-chain relevance.
Emerging Thematics
Category
Description
Status
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Projects at the intersection of AI and blockchain.
Included
Gaming (GameFi)
Blockchain-based games, financial gaming protocols, or NFT-betting metaverse models.
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Metaverse
Virtual worlds and digital land.
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SocialFi
Protocols mixing social networking and token incentives.
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Decentralized Identity (DID)
On-chain credentialing and identity layers.
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Prediction Markets
On-chain betting and forecasting tools.
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Index & Basket Tokens
Protocols issuing diversified token sets or LP-style assets.
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Memecoins
Retail-oriented Index, Higher-volatility, community-driven tokens with limited fundamentals. Generally excluded from institutional indices.
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Core Infrastructure
Category
Description
Status
Layer 1 (L1)
General-purpose smart contract platforms with high TVL and user adoption.
Included
Layer 2 (L2)
Scaling solutions for Ethereum and other ecosystems (ZK-rollups, OP-chains).
Included
Layer 0 (L0)
Protocols enabling interoperability and network foundations (e.g., Cosmos, Polkadot).
Included
Modular / Parallelized EVM
Architectures focused on execution scalability and performance (e.g., Monad, Fuel).
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Data Availability (DA)
Protocols specialized in separating execution and data layers.
Included
Zero-Knowledge (ZK)
Projects advancing ZK tech for privacy, scaling, or verification.
Included
Privacy
Privacy-focused L1s or zkLayer2s supporting confidential transactions.
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Decentralized File Storage
Storage solutions like Arweave, Filecoin.
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Financial Primitives
Category
Description
Status
DeFi
General-purpose decentralized finance protocols across sectors.
Included
Lending & Borrowing
Protocols enabling overcollateralized loans or debt markets.
Included
Yield Farming
Strategies and protocols enabling liquidity provisioning for yield.
Included
Restaking
Liquid staking and shared security protocols (e.g., EigenLayer).
Included
Liquid Staking Tokens (LST)
Tokens representing staked assets with liquidity features.
Included
Perpetuals & Derivatives
On-chain futures, options, and leveraged trading instruments.
Included
Synthetic Assets
Protocols minting synthetic versions of real or crypto-native assets.
Included
Automated Market Makers (AMM)
Protocols enabling permissionless trading via liquidity pools.
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Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)
Protocols allowing peer-to-peer asset swaps on-chain.
Included
Interoperability & Tooling
Category
Description
Status
Bridges & Cross-Chain
Token bridges and native cross-chain messaging protocols.
Included
Oracle Networks
Price, data, and computation oracles.
Included
DEX Aggregators
Routers and liquidity optimizers across AMMs.
Included
Analytics & Blockchain Data
Protocols providing on-chain insights and infrastructure.
Watchlist
Centralized Exchange Infrastructure
Category
Description
Status
CEX Infrastructure
Centralized exchanges and related services supporting token listings, order execution, and trading infrastructure.
Included
Tokenized TradFi Assets
Category
Description
Status
Real-World Assets (RWA)
Protocols bridging traditional financial instruments on-chain.
Included
Tokenized Commodities
Assets like tokenized gold, silver, oil.
Included
Tokenized Gold
Gold-backed tokens such as PAXG.
Included
Tokenized Bitcoin (tBTC)
BTC representations bridged to EVM chains.
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Tokenized TradFi Index
Tokenized exposure to traditional equity or credit indices.
Watchlist
(See TTA Related Indices for details.)
This library will evolve over time as OLTA continues to monitor emerging verticals and assess their eligibility for inclusion based on maturity, demand, and index construction standards.
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