Changelog

    New in The Grid — updates across The Grid Schema (TGS), Discovery, the Network Portal and the API.

    Enums/Labels
    tgs-012

    TGS taxonomy — compliance product types, derivative exchanges, and a Finance/DeFi split

    TLDR: nine new product types and four new profile sectors, plus a narrowed Finance sector definition. The compliance stack and the derivatives both get full seperation for the first time.

    A change to the taxonomy is not a change to the data. When a value is added, renamed, or redefined, the schema updates immediately, but profiles and products are reclassified as each one is reviewed, not on the day the change ships. Expect counts against a new value to fill in over the following weeks rather than all at once.

    Profiles5 changes

    profileSectors
    • AddedAIai

      The sector comprises profiles applying artificial intelligence and machine learning within blockchain and Web3 ecosystems, including AI agents and protocols that coordinate AI resources through token incentives, with AI as the core product rather than a feature of another offering. This includes both Web3-native AI projects building on blockchain infrastructure and traditional AI companies integrating blockchain technology.

    • AddedCompliance & Regulationcompliance_and_regulation

      The sector comprises profiles providing regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering, and financial crime prevention for blockchain and digital asset ecosystems through real-time transaction screening, forensic investigation, identity verification, and regulatory information-sharing between institutions. This includes both Web3-native compliance platforms and traditional regulatory technology firms offering specialized digital asset compliance services.

    • AddedDeFidefi

      The sector comprises protocols and platforms that provide decentralized financial services such as trading, lending, borrowing, yield generation, and liquidity provision through smart contracts without centralized intermediaries, where users transact from self-custody and settlement occurs onchain. This includes both Web3-native DeFi protocols and traditional financial institutions launching non-custodial onchain products.

    • AddedProductivity & Toolsproductivity_and_tools

      The sector focused on non-developer, non-financial software platforms and tools that serve end-user productivity, content creation, or general business operations with blockchain integration for payments, identity, or data ownership. This includes AI-powered productivity tools, content creation platforms, and general-purpose SaaS applications accepting cryptocurrency.

    • EditedFinancefinance

      The sector comprises platforms that enable trading, exchanging, lending, borrowing, or yield generation of digital assets through centralized or intermediated services, where a counterparty or operating company facilitates the activity and holds or controls client funds. This includes both crypto-native financial businesses and traditional financial institutions offering cryptocurrency services.

      See previous definition

      Platforms and protocols that enable trading, exchanging, lending, borrowing, or yield generation of digital assets within the blockchain ecosystem. This includes both decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and traditional financial institutions such as licensed banks, neobanks, and digital-asset custodians offering cryptocurrency services.

    Products9 changes

    productTypes
    • AddedAI Gatewayai_gateway

      Platforms providing unified access to multiple AI models through routing, aggregation, or marketplace interfaces, enabling users to query or compare outputs across different models without direct integration with each provider. Users submit prompts or tasks and the gateway selects or routes to optimal models based on cost, capability, or performance criteria.

    • AddedBlockchain Forensicsblockchain_forensics

      Tools for post-incident investigation, fund tracing, wallet clustering, and law enforcement support across blockchain networks. These platforms reconstruct transaction histories, identify entity relationships, and produce evidence-grade reports for legal proceedings and asset recovery operations.

    • AddedCentralized Derivative Exchangecentralized_derivative_exchange

      Centralized platforms facilitating trading of derivative financial instruments on digital assets, including futures contracts, options, and structured products through off-chain order matching and settlement. Users deposit collateral into exchange-controlled accounts to access leveraged positions managed by the platform's risk engine.

    • AddedDecentralized Derivative Exchangedecentralized_derivative_exchange

      Onchain protocols enabling trading of derivative financial instruments including perpetual futures, options, and structured products through smart contracts with decentralized settlement and collateral management. Users trade directly from their wallets with pricing determined by automated market makers, onchain order books, or oracle-based mechanisms.

    • AddedKYC & Identity Verificationkyc_and_identity_verification

      Services & platforms that verify user identities through document checks, biometric validation, and screening processes for regulatory compliance in digital asset operations. These platforms handle customer onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and risk-based verification to meet KYC and AML requirements across jurisdictions.

    • AddedMining Operatormining_operator

      Hardware or cloud-based operations that validate transactions and secure blockchain networks through computational mining using Proof-of-Work consensus mechanisms. Operators deploy and maintain mining infrastructure or purchase hash power to earn block rewards and transaction fees from network participation.

    • AddedPrivacy Toolsprivacy_tools

      Tools enabling private or confidential transactions and data handling through zero-knowledge proofs, mixing, ring signatures, confidential computing, or encrypted communication. This covers both onchain privacy mechanisms and traditional privacy software integrated with blockchain ecosystems.

    • AddedTransaction Monitoringtransaction_monitoring

      Platforms screening & monitoring blockchain transactions in real time for anti-money laundering compliance, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity detection. These services analyze transaction flows against risk rules and regulatory thresholds, generating alerts and reports for compliance teams at virtual asset service providers and financial institutions.

    • AddedTravel Rule Solutiontravel_rule_solution

      Platforms & services enabling virtual asset service providers to exchange required originator and beneficiary information for digital asset transfers in compliance with FATF Travel Rule requirements. These platforms facilitate secure counterparty discovery, data exchange, and compliance verification between institutions across jurisdictions.

    Compliance is now four types, not one bucket

    KYC & Identity Verification, Transaction Monitoring, Blockchain Forensics, and Travel Rule Solution split what used to collapse into a single onchain-compliance classification. They separate on when the work happens: identity checks at onboarding, screening in real time, investigation after the fact, and counterparty data exchange between institutions. The new Compliance & Regulation sector is their sector to seperate them from Data & Analytics.

    Derivatives get their own exchange types

    Centralized Derivative Exchange and Decentralized Derivative Exchange land here, and they are the reason derivatives came out of the Centralised Exchange definition in the previous entry. The two split on custody and settlement: collateral in an exchange-controlled account with off-chain matching, versus trading from self-custody with onchain settlement.

    Finance and DeFi are now separate sectors

    Finance narrows to centralized and intermediated services — a counterparty or operating company facilitates the activity and holds or controls client funds. The new DeFi sector covers non-custodial protocols where users transact from self-custody and settlement happens onchain.

    This is the clearest case for the rule at the top of this entry. Profiles sitting in Finance today do not move to DeFi on publish day. They move as each one is reviewed, so treat the two as one population for a while yet.

    Also new

    Mining Operator covers Proof-of-Work mining as a product, distinct from the long-standing Mining profile sector. Privacy Tools covers zero-knowledge, mixing, confidential computing, and encrypted communication. AI Gateway covers routing and aggregation across multiple models, and the new AI sector covers profiles whose core product is AI rather than a feature of something else. Productivity & Tools picks up end-user software that is neither developer infrastructure nor financial.

    Enums/Labels
    tgs-012

    TGS taxonomy — new asset types, sharpened product definitions, standardised sectors

    TLDR: two new asset types, a new asset status, a new URL type, a new attribute type with its four permitted options, three new tags, two removals, and 24 definition rewrites across productTypes and profileSectors.

    This entry backfills the taxonomy work committed between 24 June and 28 July 2026. It is the first changelog entry generated directly from The Grid's internal validation log, so every line below records the enum table, the row id, and the date the change was committed. A change to the taxonomy is not a change to the data. When a value is added, renamed, or redefined, the schema updates immediately, but profiles and products are reclassified as each one is reviewed, not on the day the change ships. Expect counts against a new or redefined value to fill in over the following weeks rather than all at once.

    Profiles14 changes

    profileSectors
    • EditedBlockchain Platformsblockchain_platforms

      The sector comprises blockchain networks that provide foundational infrastructure for transactions, smart contracts, and decentralized applications, with their own block production and settlement. This includes Layer 1 blockchains, Layer 2 solutions, Layer 3 networks, sidechains, application-specific chains, permissioned networks, and other blockchain architectures.

      See previous definition

      Blockchain networks that provide foundational infrastructure for transactions, smart contracts, and decentralized applications. This includes Layer 1 blockchains, Layer 2 solutions, Layer 3 networks, sidechains, application-specific chains, permissioned networks and other blockchain architectures.

    • EditedCommunity & Eventscommunity_and_events

      The sector comprises profiles focused on community building, networking, conferences, and gatherings within the Web3 ecosystem. This includes both community organizations and the organizers and platforms behind conferences, competitions, and gatherings of any format.

      See previous definition

      The sector focused on community building, networking, conferences, and gatherings within the Web3 ecosystem. This includes conference organizers, hackathons, meetup groups, community-focused DAOs, and event platforms.

    • EditedData & Analyticsdata_and_analytics

      The sector comprises services, APIs, platforms, and tools that provide blockchain data, market intelligence, portfolio tracking, and analytics for the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem. This includes both Web3-native data providers and traditional data companies offering blockchain analytics products.

      See previous definition

      Services, APIs, platforms, and tools that provide blockchain data, market intelligence, portfolio tracking, and analytics for the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem. This includes both Web3-native data providers and traditional data companies offering blockchain analytics products.

    • EditedE-Commercee_commerce

      The sector comprises platforms that facilitate peer-to-peer or business-to-consumer transactions for physical goods, digital products, or services, utilizing blockchain technology for payments, verification, or decentralized operations, covering commerce in goods and services rather than trading of unique onchain digital assets. This includes both Web3-native marketplaces and traditional commerce platforms integrating cryptocurrency payments.

      See previous definition

      The sector comprising platforms that facilitate peer-to-peer or business-to-consumer transactions for physical goods, digital products, or services, utilizing blockchain technology for payments, verification, or decentralized operations. Excluding NFT Marketplaces.

    • EditedEducationeducation

      The sector comprises profiles whose primary mission is structured learning and skills development within blockchain and Web3 ecosystems, delivered through ongoing curricula, courses, certifications, and training programs rather than one-off events or gatherings. This includes both Web3-native education platforms and traditional institutions offering blockchain-focused programs.

      See previous definition

      Profiles whose primary mission is structured learning and skills development within blockchain and Web3 ecosystems through curricula, courses, certifications, and training programs.

    • EditedIndustry Bodies & Trade Associationsindustry_bodies_and_trade_associations

      The sector comprises organizations that develop technical standards, industry frameworks, best practices, and governance models for blockchain and Web3 ecosystems, serving member and ecosystem interests rather than offering commercial services. This includes standards bodies, industry associations, certification authorities, and collaborative initiatives focused on protocol development, regulatory frameworks, or ecosystem coordination.

      See previous definition

      The sector comprising organizations that develop technical standards, industry frameworks, best practices, and governance models for blockchain and Web3 ecosystems. Includes standards bodies, industry associations, certification authorities, and collaborative initiatives focused on protocol development, regulatory frameworks, or ecosystem coordination. Does not include entities primarily offering commercial services.

    • EditedInfrastructureinfrastructure

      The sector comprises foundational technologies, protocols, and services that enable the operation, scaling, and interoperability of blockchain networks and decentralized applications. This includes services such as network access, node operation, data indexing, offchain data delivery, cross-chain connectivity, and transaction validation.

      See previous definition

      The sector including foundational technologies, protocols, and services that enable the operation, scaling, and interoperability of blockchain networks and decentralized applications. This includes node infrastructure, RPC providers, oracles, indexers, bridges, and validator services.

    • EditedMiningmining

      The sector comprises profiles validating transactions and securing blockchain networks through computational mining using Proof-of-Work consensus mechanisms. This includes both Web3-native mining businesses and traditional operators offering mining infrastructure, equipment, or hosting services.

      See previous definition

      The sector focused on validating transactions and securing blockchain networks through computational mining using Proof-of-Work consensus mechanisms. This includes mining operations, pool operators, hardware manufacturers, and traditional data centres offering mining hosting services.

    • EditedSecuritysecurity

      The sector comprises profiles enhancing the safety and resilience of blockchain networks, smart contracts, and decentralized applications through security auditing, threat monitoring, testing, and protection against attacks and vulnerabilities. This includes both Web3-native security firms and traditional cybersecurity companies offering blockchain security services.

      See previous definition

      The sector dedicated to enhancing the safety and resilience of blockchain networks, smart contracts, and decentralized applications through security auditing, monitoring, testing, and protection services. This includes both Web3-native security firms and traditional cybersecurity companies offering blockchain security services.

    tagsCurated labels applied to profiles, not schema taxonomy.
    • AddedAvalanche Payments Collectiveavalanche_payments_collective

      Profiles that are founding members of the Avalanche Payments Collective

    • AddedBluechip26 Partnersbluechip_26_partners

      Partner

    • AddedDecentralised Ecosystemdecentralised

      Part of the decentralised ecosystem

    • EditedBluechip ReportBluechip_Report

      name Bluechip Report '25 changed to Bluechip Report

      slug Contained in Bluechip Report '25 changed to Bluechip_Report

      Profiles featured in the Bluechip Report 2025

    • EditedBluechip25 AttendeesBluechip_attendees

      name Bluechip 2025 Sponsors changed to Bluechip25 Attendees

      slug Bluechip sponsors changed to Bluechip_attendees

      Attendees who came the Bluechip 2025 Conference. https://conference.bluechip.org/

      See previous description

      Sponsors who supported the Bluechip 2025 Conference. https://conference.bluechip.org/

    Products15 changes

    productStatuses
    • EditedInactive/Support Endedsupport_ended

      name Support Ended changed to Inactive/Support Ended

      The development of this product has come to an end but as it is publicly accessable, either onchain or a framework, the product may still be accessible. If the product is an event that has concluded, choose this option.

    productTypes
    • EditedCentralised Exchangecentralised_exchange

      Trading platforms facilitating transactions in financial assets, including cryptocurrencies, equities, funds, and commodities through centralized order books and custody services. Users deposit funds into exchange- or broker-controlled accounts and trade against orders that are matched by the platform.

      See previous definition

      Trading platforms facilitating transactions in financial assets, including cryptocurrencies, equities, funds, commodities, and derivatives through centralized order books and custody services. Users deposit funds into exchange- or broker-controlled accounts and trade against orders that are matched by the platform.

    • EditedData Terminaldata_terminal

      Comprehensive platforms combining real-time market data, onchain metrics, analytics, and visualization tools for cryptocurrency research and monitoring, without trade execution. Users build dashboards and analyze markets, protocols, and portfolios for investment research.

      See previous definition

      Comprehensive platforms combining real-time market data, analytics, and visualization tools for cryptocurrency research and analysis. Users access onchain metrics, financial data, and custom dashboards for investment analysis and protocol monitoring.

    • EditedDePindepin

      Decentralized networks coordinating physical infrastructure resources such as wireless connectivity, bandwidth, sensors, energy, or mobility hardware with token-based incentives. Participants contribute hardware to provide decentralized services while earning protocol rewards.

      See previous definition

      Decentralized networks coordinating infrastructure resources including storage, compute, wireless connectivity, bandwidth, or sensor networks with token-based incentives. Participants contribute hardware or digital resources to provide decentralized services while earning protocol rewards.

    • EditedEducation and Trainingeducation_and_training

      Platforms, educational programs, courses, certifications, and training resources that facilitate knowledge and skills development across blockchain, Web3, and cryptocurrency domains through structured learning experiences.

      See previous definition

      Platforms, competitions, educational programs, courses, certifications, and training resources that facilitate knowledge and skills development across blockchain, Web3, and cryptocurrency domains through structured learning experiences.

    • EditedMessaging Protocolmessaging_protocol

      Decentralized protocols enabling secure message exchange between users and applications with privacy and censorship resistance. Users and applications communicate through encrypted channels without relying on centralized messaging providers.

      See previous definition

      Decentralized protocols enabling secure message exchange between blockchain networks, applications, or users. These systems facilitate cross-chain communication and user-to-user messaging with privacy and censorship resistance.

    • EditedNFT Issuance Platformnft_issuance_platform

      Platforms enabling creation, minting, and primary issuance of non-fungible tokens without technical expertise. Creators upload artwork or content and mint NFTs with customizable properties, royalties, and distribution methods while the platform handles contract deployment.

      See previous definition

      A service that allows users to create and issue their own unique digital assets, typically involving digital art or collectibles.

    • EditedNFT Marketplacenft_marketplace

      Platforms enabling discovery, listing, and secondary trading of non-fungible tokens between users through auctions, fixed-price listings, or offers. Collectors browse collections, purchase NFTs from other holders, and resell items with royalties enforced at the point of trade.

      See previous definition

      Platforms enabling creation and primary issuance of non-fungible tokens without technical expertise. Creators upload artwork or content and mint NFTs with customizable properties, royalties, and distribution methods.

    • EditedNode Hostingnode_hosting

      Managed services operating and maintaining dedicated blockchain nodes on behalf of clients. Providers handle infrastructure provisioning, software updates, and ongoing operations while clients retain control over how their nodes are used.

      See previous definition

      Managed services operating and maintaining blockchain nodes or validators on behalf of clients. Providers handle infrastructure provisioning, software updates, and ongoing operations while users retain control over their stake or participation.

    • EditedOnchain Compliance and Investigationsonchain_compliance_and_investigations

      Tools combining real-time transaction monitoring for regulatory compliance with investigation of illicit activity and compliance reporting. These platforms analyze transaction patterns, identify suspicious addresses, and provide risk scoring for regulatory adherence.

      See previous definition

      Tools monitoring blockchain transactions for regulatory compliance, investigating illicit activity, and generating compliance reports. These platforms analyze transaction patterns, identify suspicious addresses, and provide risk scoring for regulatory adherence.

    • EditedPayment networkpayment_network

      Infrastructure operating payment and settlement networks that move funds between validated participants, including stablecoin rails and closed business networks settling on public blockchains. These networks provide the underlying rails that applications and services build upon.

      See previous definition

      Infrastructure facilitating fund transfers between parties, including stablecoin rails and settlement networks. These networks provide the underlying payment rails that applications and services build upon for transaction processing.

    • EditedPool Softwarepool_software

      Software deployed by pool operators to coordinate resource pooling for mining, staking, or liquidity provision across multiple participants. These systems aggregate contributions from many users and distribute rewards proportionally based on participation.

      See previous definition

      Software coordinating resource pooling for mining, staking, or liquidity provision across multiple participants. These systems aggregate contributions from many users and distribute rewards proportionally based on participation.

    • EditedStaking & Validation Servicesstaking_service

      name Staking Service changed to Staking & Validation Services

      Platforms enabling users to earn staking rewards by delegating tokens or staking through managed validation services. Users deposit assets into delegation pools or validation programs while the service handles validator selection, operations, and reward distribution.

      See previous definition

      Platforms enabling users to delegate tokens to validators and earn staking rewards without operating infrastructure. Users deposit assets into delegation pools while the service handles validator selection and reward distribution.

    • EditedTrading Terminaltrading_terminal

      Comprehensive platforms providing trade execution and order management across multiple exchanges alongside real-time market data, charting, and technical analysis tools. Users place and manage orders through unified interfaces for professional trading workflows.

      See previous definition

      Comprehensive platforms providing real-time market data, technical analysis tools, and trading execution across multiple exchanges. Users access charting, indicators, and order management through unified interfaces for professional trading workflows.

    • EditedValidatorvalidator

      Network operators validating transactions and producing blocks under their own validator identity on proof-of-stake blockchains. These operators run and maintain their own validator infrastructure, earning protocol rewards and, where they accept delegations, commissions on delegated stake.

      See previous definition

      Network operators validating transactions and producing blocks in proof-of-stake blockchains while accepting stake delegations. These services maintain validator infrastructure and distribute staking rewards to token holders who delegate their assets.

    Assets4 changes

    assetStatuses
    • AddedMigratedmigrated

      The asset has been superseded by a new token contract through a protocol migration, rebrand, or version upgrade. The old contract may still exist onchain but is no longer the canonical representation of the project's token.

    assetTypes
    • AddedETF/ETPetf_or_etp

      Tokens or digital shares representing exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products that provide regulated exposure to digital assets, blockchain indices, or crypto-related strategies.

    • AddedTokenized Equitytokenized_equity

      Tokens representing onchain ownership of equity in publicly listed or private companies, enabling blockchain-based trading and settlement of company shares.

    • EditedSecuritysecurity

      Tokens representing fungible financial instruments subject to securities regulations, including tokenized fixed-income products, security token offerings, and structured investment vehicles.

      See previous definition

      Tokens representing fungible financial instruments subject to securities regulations. Typically represent equity, debt, or profit-sharing arrangements within legal frameworks.

    Product–asset relationships1 change

    assetSupportTypes
    • EditedLaunched vialaunched_via

      This asset was launched via a certain product

      See previous definition

      This asset was issued via a certain product

    Attributes6 changes

    allowedAttributeTypesConstraint wiring — which attribute types a table may use.
    • Added130 entries

      130 new constraints scoping the Country Collection attribute type to product types. This is what makes the attribute available on a product; it is wiring between enum tables, not a taxonomy change.

    attributeOptions
    • AddedCollectedcollected

      This product has records in product Country support and has been researched.

    • AddedNot Applicablenot_applicable

      This product, due to the product type / classification, is not applicable to be collected. No information on product country support will be collected.

    • AddedNot Collectednot_collected

      This product has not had any collection done on the product country support

    • AddedUnclear Country Supportunclear

      Did research into the countries that these products support, but it was not clear. This research should be re-visited in the future.

    attributeTypes
    • RemovedStableCheck Ratingstable_check

    Entities1 change

    entityTypes
    • RemovedStartupstartup

    URLs2 changes

    allowedUrlTypesConstraint wiring — which URL types a table may use.
    • Added3 entries

      3 allowedUrlTypes constraints added. Wiring between enum tables, not a taxonomy change.

    urlTypes
    • AddedClosed Sourceclosed_source

      Links to public sources documenting a profile's closure, such as a shutdown announcement or similar evidence that the entity has ceased operating

    What actually shifted

    Most of the 24 rewrites are precision work: the same concept, described so that two people classifying the same product land on the same answer. A few are real scope changes worth calling out.

    NFT Marketplace and NFT Issuance Platform had swapped definitions. Marketplace was carrying the minting description and Issuance Platform a stale one-liner. Marketplace now describes discovery, listing, and secondary trading; Issuance Platform describes creation, minting, and primary issuance. If you classified against the old text, re-check products in both types.

    Data Terminal and Trading Terminal now split on execution. A Data Terminal explicitly does not execute trades; a Trading Terminal explicitly does, and adds order management. The old definitions overlapped enough that either could absorb the other.

    Derivatives moved out of Centralised Exchange, and compute moved out of DePin. Both types narrowed rather than broadened. Centralised Exchange no longer lists derivatives among its asset classes, and DePin is scoped back to physical infrastructure: wireless, bandwidth, sensors, energy, mobility hardware. Compute stays with Compute Network.

    Validator and Staking & Validation Services now separate the operator from the service. A Validator runs its own validator identity and earns commission on delegated stake. Staking & Validation Services, renamed from Staking Service, covers managed validation alongside plain delegation.

    Sector definitions now share one shape

    All nine edited profileSectors definitions were rewritten to open with "The sector comprises…" and to state what the sector includes and excludes in the same order. Several carry substantive scope changes underneath the reformatting: Education now excludes one-off events, E-Commerce excludes trading in unique onchain assets, and Industry Bodies excludes entities primarily offering commercial services.

    Country support gained its tracking vocabulary

    TGS12 introduced the typed-attributes system. This entry adds the first attribute type built on it: country_collection, with four options: Collected, Not Collected, Not Applicable, and Unclear Country Support. Recording whether a product's country support has been researched. The 130 constraint rows in the summary above are what scope that attribute to product types.

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    tgs-012

    TGS12 — Product multi-typing, explicit country support, and typed attributes

    TLDR: TGS12 introduces product multi-typing via a new productClassifications junction, an isSupported qualifier on product-country links, a typed-values overhaul of the attributes system, and inverse labels on the relationship enums.

    A product is no longer limited to a single type: each product now holds one or more classifications, with exactly one marked primary. Country support links can now state that a product explicitly excludes a market, not just that it serves one. Attribute types now declare how their values are stored — boolean, free text, or a controlled-vocabulary option — via the new valueTypes enum. And two relationship enums can now be labelled correctly from either direction.

    • AddedproductClassificationsNew junction giving a product multiple product types: productId, productTypeId, isPrimary. Exactly one classification per product has isPrimary = 1 — use it to resolve a product's primary type.
    • Deprecatedproducts.productTypeIdDeprecated in favor of productClassifications. The existing productType relationship will still work for now but do migrate to productClassifications; the column will be removed after a deprecation window.
    • AddedsupportsCountries.isSupportedQualifies each product-country link as a supported market or an explicit exclusion. Previously the presence of a row implied support. Now if it is 1, this means it is supported and if 0 this means the country is excluded. Filter isSupported when listing where a product is available.
    • AddedvalueTypesNew enum table declaring how an attribute type stores its value: Boolean stored in attributes.valueBoolean; Free Text stored in attributes.valueText; Option referenced via attributes.attributeOptionId. Referenced by attributeTypes.valueTypeId.
    • AddedattributeOptionsNew table of permitted values for option-typed attribute types: attributeTypeId, slug (machine key), name (display label), definition. Options are scoped per attribute type.
    • AddedattributeTypes.valueTypeIdEach attribute type now declares its value type: Boolean, Free Text, or Option. Determines which value field an attribute record populates. References valueTypes.
    • Addedattributes.attributeOptionIdReference to the selected controlled-vocabulary option, populated when the attribute type's value type is Option. Joined by new typed storage fields attributes.valueBoolean and attributes.valueText.
    • AddedrootRelationshipTypes.inverseNameNullable label for the relationship read from the child side. Use name for parent → child and inverseName for child → parent, so the same relationship reads correctly from either end.
    • AddedassetSupportTypes.inverseNameNullable label for the product → asset direction. The existing name is phrased asset → product (`Supported by`, `Native to`, `Managed by`); use inverseName when rendering the relationship from the product side.

    Product types in the UI: one product, many types

    A product no longer just one type — it has types. Each product carries one or more classifications, with exactly one marked primary. The primary type is the product's identity; the rest are secondary. Sub-product types are represented this way too: not a separate hierarchy, just additional classifications on the same product.

    In practice this changes very little on screen and a lot underneath. Wherever you showed a product's type before, show the primary. Cards, list rows, and headers look exactly as they did. Secondary types appear as supporting chips on detail views, answering "what else does this product do" without competing with the identity.

    The payoff is in filtering: a product matches a type filter if any of its classifications match. A non-custodial wallet with secondary On/Off Ramp and Swaps classifications now surfaces for users filtering on ramps or swaps, instead of being invisible because it could only hold one type. Grouping and counting still use the primary only, so each product appears once and totals stay honest.

    GraphQL
    productClassifications {
  id
  productTypeId
  isPrimary
  productType {
    id
    name
  }
}

    Relationships that read correctly from both ends

    A relationship enum used to store only one side's phrasing. assetSupportTypes.name is written asset → product (Supported by, Native to, Managed by), so rendering the same row on a product page produced a label that read backwards. rootRelationshipTypes had the same problem between parent and child profiles.

    Both enums now carry a nullable inverseName. Pick the label by the direction you are rendering: name when you are looking from the side the enum was written for, inverseName when you are looking from the other. It is nullable, so fall back to name when it is unset rather than rendering an empty label.

    Migration note: products.productTypeId keeps working through the deprecation window — the change is additive. When you migrate, resolve a product's canonical type via productClassifications where isPrimary = 1.

    Discovery

    Redesigned profile pages

    Every profile on thegrid.id now uses the redesigned profile page. The layout leads with who the profile is: name, type, sector and status. We also improved how lenses are loaded The Grid models: products, assets, entities, socials and URLs.

    • Clearer profile header with claim status and hero media
    • Products and assets rendered as expandable, typed tables
    • Consistent cards and colors across light and dark themes
    • Rolled out on the main Grid site and also across the directory surfaces
    Network Portal

    Insights & Reports in the Network Portal

    The Network Portal gained an Insights section: published, data-driven reads over The Grid's dataset. The first insight, Where stablecoins are used, drills from high-level views down to individual profiles.

    • Published insights with drill-down into the underlying data
    • Report-style pages built for sharing
    • Backed by live Grid data
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    tgs-011

    TGS11 — Product country support, regions, and ordinal GridRank

    TGS11 introduces structured country and region data for products, a new ordinal ranking field on gridRank, and a firstClaimedAt timestamp on roots.

    Products can now declare which countries they are available in, and every country links to a UN M49 sub-region (e.g. South America, Eastern Asia) for regional grouping and filtering.

    • AddedregionsNew table of UN M49 sub-regions: id, name, slug, m49Code, parentRegionId.
    • AddedsupportsCountriesNew join table declaring which countries a product is available in (productId → countryId).
    • Addedcountries.regionIdLinks each country to its UN M49 sub-region.
    • AddedgridRank.ranking1-based ordinal position — lower is better. Recommended for Top-N lists and threshold filters. Sort with order_by: { ranking: Asc }. A missing gridRank record means unranked, not rank 0; rankings update every 24 hours.
    • Addedroots.firstClaimedAtDate this profile was first claimed by a user on The Grid. Complements the existing firstPublicValidation / lastPublicValidation fields.

    Known limitation: country.region.parentRegion cannot be traversed in a single query yet — query parentRegionId and match it yourself.

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    tgs-010

    TGS10 — Flexible attributes system

    TGS10 introduces a flexible attributes system that allows profiles, products and assets to have type-specific properties without requiring schema changes. The system keeps The Grid structured while providing the flexibility needed to scale attributes at any point.

    The attributes system consists of core tables that follow The Grid's existing patterns.

    • AddedattributesAttribute values: id, rootId, value, attributeTypeId, tableId, rowId.
    • AddedattributeTypesAttribute classification enum: id, name, slug, definition.
    • AddedallowedAttributeTypesConstrains which attribute types are valid per table: id, attributeTypeId, tableId, enumTableId, enumRowId.
    • AddedenumTableNamesRegistry of enum tables: id, tableName.
    • All existing tables remain unchanged
    • All existing queries continue to work
    • Attributes are purely additive
    • Applications can adopt gradually
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    tgs-009

    TGS9 — Profile relationships, centralized media, and GridRank

    TGS9 is our most significant user-focused update, addressing visual presentation and marketing capabilities.

    Profile relationships finally solve the "multiple profiles problem" with systematic linking: the new rootRelationships table links a child profile to its parent with a typed relationship from the rootRelationshipTypes enum.

    Internal helpers4 changes

    rootRelationshipTypes
    • AddedAcquired byacquired_by

      This profile was acquired by the parent.

    • AddedAssociated withassociated_with

      This profile is connected to another profile via a shared group, DAO or foundation for example.

    • AddedManaged bymanaged_by

      This profile is controlled and built by the parent for example core development team. This is the same as a parent brand.

    • AddedProduct ofproduct_of

      This profile is a sub product, that is listed on a separate domain, to the parent profile.

    • AddedrootRelationshipsLinks profiles to profiles: childRootId, parentRootId, relationshipTypeId.
    • AddedprofileInfos.descriptionMarketingMarkdown-enabled marketing content field — dedicated promotional copy instead of misusing description fields.
    • AddedgridRankProfile importance based on ecosystem connectivity: id, rootId, score.
    • AddedsocialStatusesNew enum table tracking verified / suspended / active social account states.
    • ChangedsocialsSocials can now attach to products, assets and entities via tableId + rowId, and carry a socialStatusId.
    • Added*.slugURL-friendly slugs across all enums, for better support in URLs and queries.
    • BreakingString1The API type String1 was renamed to String.

      Migration: Update typed clients; email api@thegrid.id with any questions.

    • Breakingproducts.typeOfSupportIdRenamed — the old name was confused with product support, which is a different concept.

      Migration: Use products.assetSupportTypeId.

    • BreakingsmartContractDeployments.isOfStandardIdRenamed to match the assetStandards enum it references.

      Migration: Use smartContractDeployments.assetStandardId.

    • BreakingmediaImage handling centralized into the new media + mediaTypes tables (logos, icons, screenshots, headers).

      Migration: Read images from media.thegrid.id/{rootId}/{tableId}/{rowId}/{mediaTypeId}/{file-type}-{timestamp}.{extension}.

    GraphQL subscriptions are now enabled on the API endpoint.

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    TGS7 — Deployments, contracts, and product–asset relationships

    TGS7 moves on-chain data into dedicated tables and introduces typed product–asset relationships — e.g. Bitcoin is native to the Bitcoin network; Circle issues USDC. It also introduces the root concept: the canonical identity anchor every profile's data hangs off.

    • AddeddeploymentsNew table: deploymentType, deployedOn, isOfStandard. Asset and product deployed-on + contract data migrates here.
    • AddedcontractsNew table: deployment, name, address, deploymentDate.
    • AddedproductAssetRelationshipsTyped product–asset links: product, asset, type (see assetSupportTypes).
    • AddedderivativeAssetsDerivative–base asset links, e.g. wBTC → BTC.
    • AddedassetStatusesNew enum table: asset lifecycle status.
    • AddeddeploymentTypesNew enum table: the primary purpose of a deployment.
    • AddedassetSupportTypesNew enum table: the nature of a product–asset relationship.
    • Addedprofiles.iconProfile icon field.
    • Addedproducts.docsProduct documentation links.
    • BreakingproductSupportsRenamed.

      Migration: Use supportsProducts.

    • ChangedurlsURLs move into a dedicated urls table.
    • AddedrootsNew root concept — the top-level record all profile data hangs off.
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    TGS6 — Tags

    TGS6 adds tags to The Grid Schema — the foundation for classifying profiles by events, ecosystems, communities and technology.

    • AddedtagsNew enum table of profile tags.
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    TGS5 — Product support links and structured countries

    Products that support many chains — Chainalysis for on-chain investigation, QuickNode for node hosting, wallets and custodians for asset management — can now express that directly: products.productSupports links a product to each product it supports.

    • Breakingproducts.assetSupportRenamed; functionality and connections unchanged.

      Migration: Use products.mainAsset.

    • Addedproducts.productSupportsMultiselect join table ProductSupports: ID_PRODUCT, ID_SUPPORTED_PRODUCT.
    • Changedentities.countryCountry becomes a structured select list (imported ISO country list).
    • BreakingsubsectorSubsector removed from the schema.
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    TGS4 — New fields and naming cleanup

    • Addedprofiles.tagLineSelf-promotion field for profiles.
    • Addedassets.shortDescriptionShort description field for assets.
    • Changedentities.taxIdentificationNumberVAT generalised to Tax Identification Number.
    • Changedentities.dateOfIncorporationSpelling fix (was dateOfIncoroperation).
    • Changedentities.localRegistrationNumberSpelling fix (was localRegestrationNumber).
    • ChangedentitiesTable spelling fixed: Entitiy → Entity.
    • Removed IDs and helper tables from TGS — type helper tables were not helpful
    • Validation steps added to: Documentation URL (profile); Asset Type, Deployed On and Icon (asset); URL, Type and Name (socials)
    • Deployed On (asset) description clarified: "On which blockchain is the asset built?"