This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/exploring-the-world-of-crypto-18-key-categories-of-the-digital-economy. Whether service-based, physical goods, or informational products there are touchpoints at which a digital asset or distributed ledger can improve a system. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #defi, #blockchain, #crypto, #cryptocurrency, #web3, #exchanges, #insurance, #oracle, and more. This story was written by: @andreydidovskiy. Learn more about this writer by checking @andreydidovskiy's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The natively digital economy is composed of a slew of different markets. Many of these markets will overlap, especially in DEFI. Decentralized Finance is an incredibly broad term that encompasses a multitude of different sub-categories relating to finance including insurance, exchanges, lending/borrowing, payments.