The VALT Score ®
The VALT Score is a weighted cryptocurrency fundamentals scorecard developed by the CRYPTO 100 Index. It aims to evaluate the fundamental strength and reliability of cryptoassets, considering aspects such as crypto adoption and the inherent volatility in crypto markets.
This approach goes beyond market capitalisation, which primarily reflects size.
The VALT Score assesses whether a cryptoasset merits inclusion in the CRYPTO 100 Index across four key dimensions.
Cryptoassets are high risk and unregulated in the UK; their value can fluctuate significantly, and you may lose all your capital. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice.
The name stands for the four components that contribute to the score:
Component Weight
V Volatility 50%
A Adoption 30%
L Liquidity 15%
T Tokenomics 5%
Each component is scored from 0 to 100 using percentile ranking within the eligible universe — a score of 80 means the asset ranks better than 80% of its peers on that dimension. The four scores are then combined into a single VALT Score using the specified weights.
The VALT Score is not intended to rank assets by price performance or growth potential; rather, it serves as a measure of structural quality — evaluating how stable, accessible, established, and well-designed an asset is relative to its peers. An asset with a high VALT Score is one that a serious, rule-based index can hold with confidence.
The VALT Score is then multiplied by the asset's market capitalisation to produce a Quality Adjusted Size — the figure used to rank assets and determine their weight in the index.
This means the CRYPTO 100 Index fundamentally operates as a market cap weighted index, with a quality filter applied: larger assets with poor fundamentals are scaled down, while smaller assets with strong fundamentals, as determined through tokenomics analysis, can rank higher than their raw market cap might suggest.
The VALT Score ®
The VALT Score is a weighted cryptocurrency fundamentals scorecard developed by the CRYPTO 100 Index. It aims to evaluate the fundamental strength and reliability of cryptoassets, considering aspects such as crypto adoption and the inherent volatility in crypto markets.
This approach goes beyond market capitalisation, which primarily reflects size.
The VALT Score assesses whether a cryptoasset merits inclusion in the CRYPTO 100 Index across four key dimensions.
Cryptoassets are high risk and unregulated in the UK; their value can fluctuate significantly, and you may lose all your capital. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice.
The name stands for the four components that contribute to the score:
Component Weight
V Volatility 50%
A Adoption 30%
L Liquidity 15%
T Tokenomics 5%
Each component is scored from 0 to 100 using percentile ranking within the eligible universe — a score of 80 means the asset ranks better than 80% of its peers on that dimension. The four scores are then combined into a single VALT Score using the specified weights.
The VALT Score is not intended to rank assets by price performance or growth potential; rather, it serves as a measure of structural quality — evaluating how stable, accessible, established, and well-designed an asset is relative to its peers. An asset with a high VALT Score is one that a serious, rule-based index can hold with confidence.
The VALT Score is then multiplied by the asset's market capitalisation to produce a Quality Adjusted Size — the figure used to rank assets and determine their weight in the index.
This means the CRYPTO 100 Index fundamentally operates as a market cap weighted index, with a quality filter applied: larger assets with poor fundamentals are scaled down, while smaller assets with strong fundamentals, as determined through tokenomics analysis, can rank higher than their raw market cap might suggest.

1. Volatility (risk/stability)
What they measure:
How much the price swings over time
Plain English:
Cryptoassets with significant price volatility → worse score
Cryptoassets with stable prices → better score
Reality check:
Lower cryptoassets volatility doesn’t always mean ‘better’ - some of the best performing assets are indeed volatile.
2. Adoption (real world usage)
What they measure:
Users, transactions, network activity
Plain English: More people using it → higher score
Reality check:
This aspect of crypto adoption is one of the stronger fundamentals, but data quality can vary greatly between projects.
3. Liquidity (ease of trading)
What they measure:
Trading volume
Order book depth
Ease of buying/selling
Plain English:
Cryptoassets that are easy to trade without impacting price → good
Cryptoassets that are hard to trade → bad
Reality check:
This is a very practical metric - low liquidity in crypto coins is risky regardless of hype.
4. Tokenomics (design of the coin)
What they measure:
Token Supply (fixed vs inflationary)
Token Distribution
Token Emissions / unlocks
Plain English: Scarce, well-structured supply → better score
Reality check:
This is the most subjective part - ‘good tokenomics’ depends on assumptions.
How to use the VALT Score
The VALT Score helps you understand the cryptoasset market as a whole, particularly when analyzing the CRYPTO 100 Index.
Use it to compare similar coins
Use it as a filter (e.g. avoid low liquidity cryptoassets and cryptocurrencies)
Don’t treat it as a buy signal
The VALT Score may benefit large established coins with high liquidity and proven crypto adoption.
It could give lower scores to newer projects, high growth but volatile assets, and experimental token models while conducting tokenomics analysis.
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