🔤Categories & Sub-Categories Taxonomy
A high level overview of all categories and sub-categories currently supported on ICI.
Categories help users to find the content they're looking for, and helps projects and creators be found by their target audience. As of a recent update, Categories apply to both Index pages, and Resources.
DO NOT select as many categories as possible in an attempt to gain more visibility. This will be caught and fixed before being pushed live anyways.
More info on each category found at the bottom of this page. Category information
For suggestions on new or changes to existing categories, please reach out to us on X or shoot us an email at info@interchaininfo.zone
*Note, while the following is in alphabetical order, on our live site the categories Blockchain and DeFi are listed first and are given the spotlight, seeing as they're the two largest categories by far.
AI
Bitcoin
Blockchain
Appchains
Ecosystems
Bridges
Trusted/Custodial
Trustless
Core Tech Stack
Creators & Educators
Content Creators
Education Tools
Concepts and Terms
DAOs & Multisigs
Public DAOs
Tooling & Platforms
DeFi
DEXs
Launchpads & Fundraising
Lending & Borrowing
Liquid Staking
Stablecoins
Synthetics
Yield Optimization
Events
Gaming
MemeCoins
Misc.
NFTs
Collections
Marketplaces
Tooling & Analytics
On/Off Ramps
Centralized Exchanges
Direct On/Off Ramps
Organizations
Community Groups
Teams & Businesses
People
Privacy
Real World Services
Cloud Services
Commerce
Eco-Focused (ReFi)
Real World Assets
Social & Identity
Tools & Infrastructure
Block Explorers
Cloud Compute
Data Availability & Storage
Indexers
Oracles
Validators
Wallets
Category information
Note: For all categories, Index pages and Resource Pages included, a page or resource can be included in that category if it has anything directly to do with it, and multiple are allowed.
For example, an Index page for a content creator that mainly focuses on AI in Web3 would go in the "Creators & Educators" category and the "Content Creators" subcategory, AS WELL as the "AI" category.
AI
For projects that include or focus on AI in any capacity. This includes AI focused web3 projects, dApps of all types that tap into and use AI in some way, even if it's not their primary focus.
Bitcoin
For everything related to bitcoin. From ordinals, to companies that are HODLing, to tech that help BTC connect with and be used on other chains and ecosystems.
Blockchain
Does it have it's own ledger? Even if it's an L2, or technically not a blockchain, like IOTA or Hedera HashGraph (HBAR), it belongs in this category.
Appchains For chains that focused on one particular product of type of product. Especially fitting for permissioned chains.
Ecosystems
Chains that are permissionless, or, in general, open and multi-purpose. Hosting everything from DeFi to NFTs to DePIN projects and more.
Bridges
Any type of protocol or service that helps users move assets between chains. This includes bridge aggregators and other layers of bridging tech.
Trusted/Custodial
For things like BitGo's WBTC, where you're trusting an entity to maintain the bridge and keep locked funds secure.
Trustless
For bridges that are entirely on-chain and in general decentralized in terms of no one entity controlling the funds that go through said bridge, like Thorchain.
Core Tech Stack
For pieces of tech that are core to web3 chains and projects, but aren't their own stand alone project. For example, IBC is a core part of most Cosmos chains and such, would have a page here. Expect a good bit of overlap with the "Concepts & Terms" category.
Creators & Education For both individuals, and projects that are working to help create and/or spread web3 educational content.
Content Creators Teams and people who create content, like blogs, YouTube videos, etc.
Education Tools Tools and platforms that help user find and create content; like InterchainInfo!
Concepts & Terms The most helpful section for user new to Web3; includes pages on things like "Proof-of-Work" "Validators," "Decentralization," etc. We graciously ask the community to help with this category as much as possible, as the amount of terms and concepts to cover are never ending!
DAOs & Multisigs For everything and anything related to DAOs & Multisigs. Make sure to select a subcategory for any pages in this category if applicable!
Public DAOs For listing and finding DAOs of all kinds that average users can get involved with, or that otherwise publicly known for whatever reason.
Tooling & Platforms For dApps and other tools that help users to create, join, and manage DAOs.
DeFi Decentralized Finance, the core of Web3. Self explanatory, no?
DEXs For any project that allows swapping of various 3rd party tokens as part of it's product offering. This doesn't just include DEX's, but also aggregators and other tools that and DEX's or DEX like capabilities integrated.
Launchpads & Fundraising dApps and companies focused on helping users launch tokens, usually with a fundraising component attached.
Lending & Borrowing Any protocol that allows you to lend assets for collateral, and borrow others based off that collateral. Things like Aave or FRAX.
Liquid Staking Protocols or chains that enable or assist with the liquid staking of other, third party tokens.
Stablecoins For both stablecoins themselves, as well as projects and protocols that are centered around stablecoins and stablecoin liquidity.
Synthetics, Perps & Derivatives For two main types of project, those that allow trading of synthetic, off-chain assets, and those that allow high leverage trading through synthetic liquidity, like perp swaps and derivatives. Projects like Synthetics (on-chain) and BitMex (a CEX) would both fit in here.
Yield Optimization A broad category for all DeFi products that help users to optimize yield in somewhat, whether through auto-compounding of staked assets, auto-balancing of LP pools, or any other number of automated or semi-automated
Events For any and all events relating to crypto, both in real life, and online. Pages are allowed for not only current and upcoming events, but also past ones for the purpose of keeping information on past event available in the future.
Gaming Where Web3 meets gaming, in all forms.
MemeCoins For coins that don't necessarily have a project attached. Often referred to as shitcoins or memecoins. The children of $DOGE.
Misc. For anything not explicitly fitting in any other categories.
NFTs All things NFT. Please be sure to select a subcategory for this one!
Collections NFT collections
Marketplaces Places to trade and launch NFTS
Tooling & Analytics Any protocol or project that has tools for helping manage, find, or use NFTs for any number of purposes.
On/Off Ramps For methods of going between Fiat and Crypto.
Centralized Exchanges Centralized applications and business that allow you to buy and sell crypto with FIAT payment methods, but that hold and manage that crypto as a middle man, at least without the user taking extra steps.
Direct On/Off Ramps Methods of going between your own private wallet and FIAT payment sources. Things like Kado or Moonpay.
Organizations For any and all crypto-centric groups and businesses.
Community Groups Groups that are usually open to the public, or in somewhat decentralized.
Teams & Businesses For core, organized teams and business that work in or on Web3 endeavors.
People Web3 has a lot of big names and figure heads, following in the Wiki-format, they should have pages too! This can include anything from small content creators to massive project founders, and everything in between.
Privacy Projects and services that are focused on, or include some privacy centric aspect to their core product.
Real World Services Bringing both real world assets, and in-demand services to the on-chain world.
Cloud Services Things like cloud storage or compute power. Often overlaps with "Cloud Compute" and "Data Availability & Storage" subsections in Tools & Infrastructure, but is more broad and can fit projects that don't fit those ones perfectly.
Commerce Anything that can help a consumer or company buy, sell, or manage products of any kinds. This includes things like CRM & ERP platforms, as well as online stores that accept crypto as payment.
Eco-Focused (ReFi) For Web3 projects that have either a full, or partial focus on Environmental related efforts.
Real World Assets Projects offering real world assets on-chain, such as contracts, deeds, gold, etc. Often will have overlap with "Synthetics, Perps & Derivatives" in the DeFi category.
Social & Identity Projects focusing on helping socialize Web3, such as on-chain name services, KYC tools, DePIN projects, and more
Tools & Infrastructure For projects and tech that are focused on supporting and being used by other projects and services.
Block Explorers Things like EtherScan that allow you to view and explore blockchains.
Cloud Compute Projects that offer cloud compute to be used by other on and off-chain projects.
Data Availability & Storage Any service related to ensuring that data of any kinds is stored and/or accessible as needed by projects integrating with that service.
Indexers Tools for detailed on-chain analysis, such as snapshotting, saving chain state, and archival purposes, just to name a few.
Oracles Services that allow one project (or users) to accurately and confidently pull data from elsewhere in Web3, or even off-chain. Things like Chainlink and Pyth.
Validators For the validators that enable Proof-of-Stake chains to keep runing as they do, day after day.
Wallets For any and all tools that help you manage and access on-chain addresses through seedphrases or private keys.
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