Scoring Intelligence5 min read

What Is ACI and How Does It Score?

ACI scores yield providers across eight modules using a deterministic, CRO-approved formula — identical inputs always produce identical scores.

ACI (Aethon Credit Intelligence) is an institutional-grade scoring platform for digital asset yield providers. Every provider is scored 0-100 using the ACI Framework — a deterministic methodology where identical inputs always produce identical outputs. Scores are cryptographically verified with SHA-256 hashing and publicly verifiable. The four risk bands are: LOW (80-100), MEDIUM (60-79), ELEVATED (40-59), and HIGH (0-39). No score reaches the platform without explicit CRO approval.

The Full Eight-Module Inventory

ACI currently scores providers across three live modules: BTC Collateral Lending, Treasury Preferred Shares, and Stablecoin Yield (CeFi and DeFi). Five additional modules are shipping in May 2026:

Infrastructure — mining operations and validator services
Market Neutral — arbitrage, basis trades, and funding rate strategies
Venture — early-stage protocol investments and crypto-native funds
Tokenised RWA — real-world assets brought on-chain (treasury bills, real estate, private credit)
Volatility Strategies — options, structured products, and yield from selling optionality

Each new module uses the same deterministic scoring engine and 0-100 scale, with module-specific criteria and CRO-approved weights. The portfolio layer will aggregate across all eight modules using the same capital-weighted methodology.

The intelligence layer adds convexity scoring (measuring return shape) and IV regime classification (adjusting projections for the volatility environment) for strategies that involve optionality.

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