New Event Taxonomy
New Intel Category and Sub-Category Classifcation Taxonomy
| Category Name | Sub-Category Name | Definitions | Examples (Using Old Taxonomy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter Change | Interest Rate Adjustment | Involves an interest rate adjustment that affects depositors and/or borrowers. | https://messari.io/intel/event/21056412-83be-4279-aabc-0d6ef9ffa2b9 |
| Collateral Parameter Change | Involves a change to an asset’s borrowing power, usually through an increase or reduction of a liquidation threshold or loan-to-value ratio. | https://messari.io/intel/event/e9f63642-bc0b-4113-927b-cb6b0738f3c6 | |
| Collateral Asset Cap Adjustment | Involves the increase or reduction of the supply or borrow cap of a collateral asset. | https://messari.io/intel/event/1ebcfdd0-3779-42ee-b08e-646d52616abd | |
| Gauge Adjustment | Involves the introduction or deprecation of a gauge or gauge adjustments that impact how a project’s emissions allocated to gauges are distributed. | https://messari.io/intel/event/7708644b-f977-4d29-a43c-6bff2f113784 | |
| Other Market or Asset Adjustment | Other standard parameter changes that don’t fall into the aforementioned categories. | https://messari.io/intel/event/775ea0a6-863d-4eaf-b367-da2654123098 | |
| Protocol Parameter Change | Involves the adjustment of a network parameter. | https://messari.io/intel/event/ba1dcacf-7e81-48a6-9ec0-91c87f50d888 | |
| Oracle Adjustment | Involves oracle-specific parameter changes applied to an oracle that is already in use by a protocol. | https://messari.io/intel/event/ed058e26-8b00-45e1-af86-fcccc1a9257d | |
| Fee Parameter Change | Involves a pre-existing protocol fee being adjusted or applied to a new market. | https://messari.io/intel/event/3e89d13f-c6a5-4c3a-a5a3-56c1aa732f12 | |
| Treasury Management | Strategic Investment | Involves the use of treasury assets to acquire non-like assets, usually for profit-seeking or runway-preserving purposes. | https://messari.io/intel/event/a74360b3-95f1-4fee-9829-0b7ae7c2cdc4 |
| Strategic Allocation | Involves the usage or deployment of treasury assets for strategic purposes; the DAO maintains ownership over the assets being deployed | https://messari.io/intel/event/79a8d27d-618e-4446-a461-e108d7375809 | |
| Strategic Token Swap | Involves a token swap between two projects, usually as part of a partnership. | https://messari.io/intel/event/faca0b26-9c71-4be6-b91a-e6f1118a5436 | |
| Other Treasury Operations | Other standard treasury management-related activities that don’t fall into the aforementioned categories. | https://messari.io/intel/event/ead5c2f0-8d82-4087-9e77-72873502c479 | |
| Treasury Expense | Project Team Funding | Involves the disbursement of treasury assets to the core team or entities formed by the DAO, including subDAOs, workstreams, or councils. | https://messari.io/intel/event/7935c748-860d-4916-a902-ccdcfcb4f4eb |
| Service Provider Funding | Involves the disbursement of treasury assets to external service providers, including risk service providers, or projects intending to integrate. | https://messari.io/intel/event/eae39fd3-c279-4d44-acec-2bb16249efa0 | |
| Insurance Funding | Involves the allocation of treasury assets to an insurance pool, ultimately approving the future disposal of the assets following unforeseen circumstances such as a shortfall or exploit. | https://messari.io/intel/event/3fe17eae-ad6f-4181-a19c-72d306dae56c | |
| Bug Bounty Program | Involves the introduction of a new incentivized bug bounty program. | https://messari.io/intel/event/3f589df8-fbac-4240-85ca-e7beb95ad6b9 | |
| Grant Program | Involves the introduction of a new grants program or a significant grant being rewarded. | https://messari.io/intel/event/862b5f95-303e-4fc5-97cc-0b9afd0ae83e | |
| Incentives Program | Involves the introduction of or deprecation of an incentives program funded by the treasury. | https://messari.io/intel/event/3db91cae-950d-45b8-82cf-a4edcd9c8efc | |
| Protocol Management | Protocol Fee Adjustment | Involves a new fee being applied or adjusted at the protocol level. | https://messari.io/intel/event/6f6c9285-ca3e-4a12-99f8-49f2865efc5d |
| Discontinued Product | Involves the deprecation of a product, service, or contract. | https://messari.io/intel/event/40bd73d9-102f-4491-b1c0-44068e625bab | |
| Fix or Maintenance | Involves standard adjustments to a protocol. | https://messari.io/intel/event/923ff157-22b1-4a82-ac9a-c9ac24cb591a | |
| New Collateral Asset | A new collateral asset or market is being added, introducing a new risk to the protocol. | https://messari.io/intel/event/70c12af9-8ab0-4cea-bac6-cb1934d53491 | |
| New Supported Asset or Market | Involves the introduction of a new asset or market without collateral support. | https://messari.io/intel/event/e9422927-e5c8-4af1-a56a-981e3f6be013 | |
| Strategic Shift | Involves the formal announcement of a major change in a project’s strategy or roadmap. | https://messari.io/intel/event/f4cbf2f3-dcbb-4a96-b960-fb6757be1a3f | |
| Project Strategy | Miscellaneous events related to protocol management. | https://messari.io/intel/event/4470f52e-b134-41bb-ae17-f8e1187315be | |
| Partnership | Involves the announcement of a strategic partnership that is formally acknowledged on both sides. | https://messari.io/intel/event/aca9fdc4-afc0-424d-a602-7d7e61eb2fdd | |
| Token Swap or Migration | Involves the migration of a token to a new token contract. | https://messari.io/intel/event/b66cb3ee-cbe9-49d9-bb0e-20e2a28cd0ac | |
| Network Upgrade | Involves the coordinated upgrade of a blockchain which requires participation from node operators. | https://messari.io/intel/event/1a093b90-e482-4211-99a6-ada72723e266 | |
| Component Upgrade or Maintenance | Involves an upgrade to a specific existing network or protocol component. | https://messari.io/intel/event/b6cf2929-f5a7-454e-a4bb-0fe7b8d229f3 | |
| Governance Update | Involves any changes to a project’s governance contracts, structure, or processes. | https://messari.io/intel/event/caf826da-9324-4920-8eb6-66ae5b3f08a5 | |
| Token Change | Involves significant changes to a token or a token’s utility that’s not a token swap. | https://messari.io/intel/event/10a82591-968e-4797-a4f7-4a06e02ec01b | |
| Team and Operations | Project Team Update | Involves notable updates related to a project’s core team or official working groups. | https://messari.io/intel/event/903b082d-d38d-4d94-94ea-97e6ff636da2 |
| Developer Call | A call designed to inform developers about recent or upcoming changes to the protocol. | https://messari.io/intel/event/5ea94d2a-588f-44e0-8e06-59df2923827f | |
| New Brand or Rebrand | Involves the introduction of a new brand or the official rebranding of a project. | https://messari.io/intel/event/aa88e7d1-1538-4d11-bd23-3458df538c7d | |
| Community Call | A call led by community members or primarily designed to inform community members about a protocol’s updates or operational developments. | https://messari.io/intel/event/14407f41-0b45-404f-ae2e-c65122ea04dd | |
| Financial Report | Involves the publication of a financial report. | https://messari.io/intel/event/d93af490-99ea-4ff4-92c5-735d0f7d9f8f | |
| Governance Call | A call primarily focused on a governance proposal or governance operations. | https://messari.io/intel/event/6bb73205-8301-4a66-8eac-dfe4e99003f9 | |
| Audit Report | Involves the publication of a completed audit report. | https://messari.io/intel/event/26e9f451-fd80-402d-8e1f-e329b316657a | |
| Layoffs or Restructuring | Involves an entity restructuring itself or reducing the size of its workforce. | https://messari.io/intel/event/2e08bffd-1b15-490e-a5e9-6053ca2edfc7 | |
| Bankruptcy or Deprecation of Project | Involves an entity declaring bankruptcy or formally sunsetting all business operations. | https://messari.io/intel/event/6204ac29-900f-4821-989b-fd4c62484978 | |
| Geofencing or Censorship | Involves a frontend adjustment restricting access for users in specific locations. | https://messari.io/intel/event/292dfb55-335b-44a2-bb71-963aa896f9ac | |
| Token Delegation | Involves the delegation of treasury assets, usually for governance participation purposes. | https://messari.io/intel/event/ac4a3164-5a6c-4e93-a97b-dd9507718cd3 | |
| Integration | Network Deployment | Involves the deployment of a pre-existing protocol to a new network. | https://messari.io/intel/event/ce6da7cc-4f13-45fc-ae80-1fe019fb7952 |
| New Oracle | Involves a project integrating a new oracle, introducing new oracle risks to the protocol. | https://messari.io/intel/event/8a92b43c-f4d9-4a73-bef7-ad322b2dd4db | |
| Canonical Token Deployment | Involves a project identifying a bridged version of its native token as “canonical,” usually in an effort to avoid liquidity fragmentation. | https://messari.io/intel/event/959f083e-5b98-456b-b785-316a693a8e06 | |
| Network Integration | A project adds support for a new network. Generally applies to cross-chain bridges and oracle protocols where a new network integration can be considered relevant to existing network users. | https://messari.io/intel/event/995fcf98-5f79-4a10-ae12-789c162abec6 | |
| Token Supply | Emissions Adjustment | Involves adjustments to a protocol’s emissions rate. | https://messari.io/intel/event/af963bb4-af52-4925-a12b-93a06630f82c |
| Supply Lock | Involves the non-programmatic lock of a protocol’s native token. | https://messari.io/intel/event/2c54c184-1526-4a89-897e-d8db33b16b18 | |
| Supply Unlock | Involves the non-programmatic unlock of a protocol’s native token. | https://messari.io/intel/event/c7322352-0ac8-433a-91e3-a80a4ff7c784 | |
| Native Token Airdrop | Involves a project airdropping its native token. | https://messari.io/intel/event/7bb377f6-449c-443c-b251-4c0e23fa23dd | |
| Non-Native Token Airdrop | Involves a project’s users or token holders being eligible to receive an airdrop from an external project. | https://messari.io/intel/event/83bb6734-c4d8-4ae7-bef9-a6f09c71c264 | |
| Token Mint | Involves the non-programmatic minting of a protocol’s native token. | https://messari.io/intel/event/dd630f28-e9dd-408c-a25d-6a1351ab1de1 | |
| Token Burn | Involves the non-programmatic burning of a protocol’s native token. | https://messari.io/intel/event/970a8074-0fb4-40a1-a367-9c942c35123c | |
| Software Release | Client Release | A new version of a client is released. | https://messari.io/intel/event/4296b7e4-8bb9-446c-bd9d-0a44b1706999 |
| SDK Release | A new version of a software development kit is released. | https://messari.io/intel/event/04e67e69-5ca0-414c-a549-df08523da55c | |
| Smart Contract Programming Language Release | A new smart contract programming language is released. | https://messari.io/intel/event/0275f4ee-6988-4df6-8067-154462a251e3 | |
| Other Network Component Release | A new version of a network component that doesn’t fall into the other Software Release categories is released. | https://messari.io/intel/event/e81fed1d-05af-49fe-baba-60203007df10 | |
| Release | Developer Tooling | New developer tooling is released, usually by a core team. | https://messari.io/intel/event/3cb989d4-e943-4464-9ea6-4c261485161e |
| New Product | Involves the introduction of an entirely new product or feature that offers new functionality. | https://messari.io/intel/event/d4417895-c7b1-43a4-944e-f2af6d476f76 | |
| New Token | An entirely new token is being launched. | https://messari.io/intel/event/75a97cd7-c919-4796-ba6a-e9d93c503f62 | |
| User Tooling | New user tooling is released, usually by community contributors. | https://messari.io/intel/event/41fe18f0-6262-48a0-9929-bc390e9e261a | |
| Network Mainnet Launch or New Network | Involves the release of an entirely new blockchain. | https://messari.io/intel/event/078de64e-56bd-49c5-8bad-05578d6c73b7 | |
| Network Testnet Launch or New Testnet | Involves the release of a new dedicated testnet. | https://messari.io/intel/event/8052d3c9-95d2-45ff-a13a-9f740ee0ae5b | |
| New Client | Involves the release of a brand new client for an existing network. | https://messari.io/intel/event/25abd9a7-bf1a-43a6-b283-ac79fdfd38d2 | |
| New Feature or Module | Involves the release of a brand new client for an existing network. | https://messari.io/intel/event/14046b6c-b721-4cc1-b1ce-a994e24bb602 | |
| Protocol Upgrade | Involves a major upgrade or new version of an existing protocol. | https://messari.io/intel/event/d57cce5a-a2d0-41a8-b7b1-112533458783 | |
| Token Listing | Centralized Exchange Spot Listing | A major centralized exchange enables spot trading for an asset for the first time. | https://messari.io/intel/event/38408a0e-3959-45cb-aa31-9e3990e0ee8c |
| Centralized Exchange Derivatives Listing | A major centralized exchange enables futures trading for an asset for the first time. | https://messari.io/intel/event/e924d5aa-ca5b-44a1-b72b-013c2bc57172 | |
| Centralized Exchange Delisting | A major centralized exchange completely removes trading support for an asset. | https://messari.io/intel/event/55135a74-ed40-40d9-a0a6-088c90b3ff95 | |
| Staking Service Listing | A centralized exchange introduces custodial staking support for a listed asset. | https://messari.io/intel/event/1770f7de-7006-4063-a674-566aeb4450c6 | |
| Custody Platform Listing | A custody platform adds support for a new asset. | https://messari.io/intel/event/93927354-4d9b-43a9-8990-9f4e44ab4990 | |
| Fund or Index Listing | A fund or index adds a new asset or removes an existing one. | https://messari.io/intel/event/bced20f2-2ef6-43fd-b793-a30ae9db1826 | |
| Security and Hacks | Protocol Exploit | Involves a hack or attack that impacts a protocol’s core contracts, resulting in the loss of funds. | https://messari.io/intel/event/ffa9c46d-2549-453a-8eab-6a974f53ab78 |
| Frontend Exploit | Involves a frontend being compromised; user funds are only at risk if they interact with the frontend. | https://messari.io/intel/event/d1510b7d-05bf-4ce5-ae66-7ac63fd089f6 | |
| Vulnerability Disclosure | Involves the disclosure of a security-related vulnerability. | https://messari.io/intel/event/1e89fac7-c83e-4946-be3a-468e8e485eed | |
| Centralized Exchange Loss of Funds | Involves a centralized exchange losing user or custodial funds. | https://messari.io/intel/event/e8010678-45fd-49d3-a2a2-27b63f5d3e0e | |
| Consensus-Related Exploit | Involves a 51% attack or similar attack in which a malicious actor gains control of a network to violate preexisting consensus rules of a network. | https://messari.io/intel/event/1cc0ff55-30cc-47c9-a942-be2e9fb43d3e | |
| Other Hack or Attack | Involves a security-related exploit that cannot be granularly classified into protocol exploit or frontend exploit. | https://messari.io/intel/event/be76cbc0-3bcc-45df-8182-5d37a5c9a3b8 | |
| Funding | Equity Funding | Involves the sale of equity in exchange for cash. | https://messari.io/intel/event/15ddfb17-d02b-4526-8bda-516cebdb4684 |
| Debt Funding | Involves raising money through borrowing. | https://messari.io/intel/event/737808d9-fdf8-4cdc-820d-11ad09b2dae1 | |
| Private Token Sale | Involves the sale of tokens that are exclusively accessible to certain individuals or entities and not to the general public. | https://messari.io/intel/event/b1cec93c-1574-478e-ac99-4420524c47f0 | |
| Public Token Sale | Involves a range of public fundraising techniques such as ICOs, IDOs, IEOs, and other similar crowdfunding mechanisms. | https://messari.io/intel/event/8c7b17ba-68e5-41d7-81e8-8ded8de0cf93 | |
| IPO, SPAC, or Direct Listing | Involves the initial public offering of a project or the listing of a project on a stock exchange. | https://messari.io/intel/event/db0e6777-10c3-428f-ba3d-f8e6eb93b05e | |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | Involves the merging of two or more entities or the acquisition of one entity by the other. | https://messari.io/intel/event/b41cd8ab-fcbd-4155-a0f3-de9a791defff | |
| Ecosystem Fund | Involves a fund raised for the purposes of financially supporting projects in a specific ecosystem. | https://messari.io/intel/event/07bad2d6-de18-4baa-b00e-ea8362ab64f4 | |
| Accelerator Program | Involves a program that provides capital and resources to a select group of startups. | https://messari.io/intel/event/9bc6715d-a14c-4c71-948c-b334492a52b4 | |
| Legal and Regulatory | Regulatory or Legal Status Update | Involves the formal classification of an entity's legal or regulatory status by a governing body. | https://messari.io/intel/event/b8936095-f3ff-44d7-bed2-8c1d48dcf63c |
| Regulatory Notice or Warning | Involves a warning, appeal, or an action that isn't a direct initiation of legal action. | https://messari.io/intel/event/8c434a15-9287-48c9-a359-3fc87a7ca7c9 | |
| New or Updated Legal Entity | Involves the establishment of a separate legal entity, usually for a DAO or core contributors. | https://messari.io/intel/event/4f6625ab-712a-472a-b362-41a2e8b41425 | |
| New Regulation or Rules | Involves the creation of new rules and regulatory policies by a governing body. | https://messari.io/intel/event/8c434a15-9287-48c9-a359-3fc87a7ca7c9 | |
| Regulatory or Legal Enforcement Action | Involves a regulatory or legal body formally pursuing an enforcement action against an entity. | https://messari.io/intel/event/a50e6604-987b-4c4f-a4f1-01ae593b11a1 | |
| New Regulated Financial Instrument | Involves the introduction of a new product that is tradable in traditional financial markets. | https://messari.io/intel/event/bced20f2-2ef6-43fd-b793-a30ae9db1826 | |
| Performance | Network Congestion | Involves widespread network issues being reported due to abnormally high activity; the network is still operational. | https://messari.io/intel/event/10bce24f-912d-44fb-8dde-afbbc6386782 |
| Blockchain Halt | A network has stopped producing blocks and may require external intervention for block production to resume. | https://messari.io/intel/event/68faf9fd-516d-4ea3-83c2-b5fbcf7e314d | |
| Node Outage | Involves an event where certain nodes go offline. | https://messari.io/intel/event/0ff15988-fa54-4fb5-abcb-6ad09935c595 | |
| Unstable Network Conditions | Involves degraded network performance. | https://messari.io/intel/event/532955ed-3191-4b4a-bc9f-d776cd581c1d | |
| Bug Disclosure | Involves the disclosure of a bug that could have negatively impacted the protocol’s performance. | https://messari.io/intel/event/4536f8a1-de52-4e16-91c5-6f053c77528c | |
| Chain Split | Protocol or contract fork resulting from a lack of community consensus around the protocol’s direction. | https://messari.io/intel/event/e0d08616-1b08-4031-b807-776b0c6a12f9 |
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