Results of the ixCrypto Index Series Quarterly Review (2024 Q2) & IX Digital Asset Industry Index Series Half Yearly Review (2024 1H)

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Media OutReach Newswire – 12 July 2024 – Today, IX Asia Indexes announced the 2024 2^nd quarter review of ixCrypto Index Series and IX Digital Asset Industry Index Series. The constituent changes will be effective on 19^th July, 2024 (Friday). The results of the constituent review and exchange review are as follows:

1. Constituent Review – ixCrypto Index Series

1.1 ixCrypto Index (“IXCI”)

The number of constituents will increase to 25 constituents with 4 additions and 2 deletions.

Addition

1. Pepe
2. Render
3. Hedera
4. Mantle

Deletion

1. Stellar
2. Filecoin

After the change, the free float adjusted market capitalization coverage is 81.82%*, while the 90-day-average volume is 72.44%* (excluding stable coin which has 6.35% of the total crypto universe). The constituents change above and recapping at 40% will be effective on 19 July 2024 (Friday).

Since the last review, there has been an increase in the crypto total market capitalization from USD2.03tn to 2.42tn (+19.21%)^#, and a decrease in the daily volume from USD89bn to 79bn (-11.23%)^#. Bitcoin remains as the largest crypto in the constituent list, with its price has dropped by 12.74% since the last review.

1.2. ixCrypto Portfolio Indexes

The following constituent changes will be made to ixCrypto 5 EW Index (“IXEW5”) and ixCrypto 5 SR Index (“IXSR5”).

Addition

1. Dogecoin

Deletion

1. Cardano

The following constituent changes will be made to ixCrypto 10 EW Index (“IXEW10”) and ixCrypto 10 SR Index (“IXSR10”).

Addition

1. Toncoin
2. Shiba Inu

Deletion

1. Polkadot
2. Chainlink

The following constituent changes will be made to ixCrypto Altcoin 10 EW Index (“IXAEW10”) and ixCrypto Altcoin 10 SR Index (“IXASR10”).

Addition

1. Toncoin
2. Shiba Inu

Deletion

1. Chainlink
2. Polygon

1.3. ixCrypto BTC/ETH Indexes

There has been no constituent change to ixCrypto BTC/ETH 5050 Index (“IX5050”) and ixCrypto BTC/ETH Proportional Index (“IXPI”) since their launch on 9^th May 2024

2. Constituent Review- IX Digital Asset Industry Index Series

2.1 ixCrypto Stablecoin Index

The number of constituent will increase to 4 with 1 addition and no deletion. Stable coin comprises 6.35% of the total crypto universe, and ixCrypto Stablecoin Index covers around 99.06% of the 90-day average market capitalization in stablecoin universe.

Addition

1. First Digital USD

Deletion

No deletion

2.2 ixCrypto Infrastructure Index

The number of constituents will remain unchanged as 21 constituents, with 2 additions and 2 deletions

Addition

1. Toncoin
2. VeChain

Deletion

1. Quant
2. Algorand

3. Exchange Review

As a result of exchange review, the selected 10 exchanges to generate each of the fair average prices for the constituents are as follows:

Selected Exchanges

1. Binance
2. Upbit
3. OKX
4. Coinbase Exchange
5. HTX
6. DigiFinex
7. Gate.io
8. BitMart
9. Bitget
   (NEW)
10. P2B

For more details about our exchange selection criteria, please email
info@ix-index.com

More details about the ixCrypto index, including their constituents, constituents’ weight are provided in the Appendices, or refer to the website
https://ix-index.com/

*Exclude stable coins and exchange coins (based on conflict of interest rule methodology effective Oct 2, 2020)

#As of 30 June 2024, based on past 90 days average

Appendix 1

ixCrypto Index (“IXCI”)

Universe	All crypto coins traded in at least two different exchanges around the world
Selection Criteria	Cryptocurrencies ranking in the top 80% of cumulative full market capitalization (“MC”) coverage and within an acceptable range in accordance with the Volume Buffer Rule in terms of 90-day average trading volume
Number of Constituents	Variable/25 in Q2 2024
Launch Date	12th December 2018
Base Date	3rd December 2018
Base Value	1,000
Reconstitution Rule	If the coverage is below 75% or any of constituents is not within an acceptable range in accordance with the Volume Buffer Rule in terms of 90-day average trading volume, IXCI will be reconstituted to bring MC coverage back and do liquidity screening.
Reconstitution and Rebalancing Frequency	Quarterly and with a fast entry rule
Weighting Methodology	Free float adjusted market capitalization weighted with a cap of 40%
Currency	US Dollar
Dissemination	Every 5 seconds for 24×7
Website	https://ix-index.com/

Appendix 2

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto Index

	Crypto	90-day-average-Market Cap	90-day-average-volume *	Cut-off Price	Cumulative Market Coverage before Cap	Weighting (%) After 40% Cap#
1	Bitcoin	$ 1,294,395,022,195	$ 28,886,673,119	60887.38	53.44%	40.00%
2	Ethereum	$ 406,176,391,159	$ 15,208,917,246	3372.97	70.21%	37.42%
3	Solana	$ 70,024,671,614	$ 3,031,296,276	140.01	73.10%	5.98%
4	XRP	$ 28,817,172,200	$ 1,288,993,395	0.47	74.29%	2.43%
5	Dogecoin	$ 22,132,796,908	$ 1,488,898,071	0.12	75.20%	1.63%
6	Toncoin	$ 19,879,580,505	$ 339,825,055	7.60	76.02%	1.73%
7	Cardano	$ 16,536,611,544	$ 400,288,396	0.38	76.71%	1.27%
8	Shiba Inu	$ 13,880,209,762	$ 631,873,474	0.00	77.28%	0.92%
9	Avalanche	$ 13,678,014,323	$ 438,019,508	27.73	77.84%	1.01%
10	TRON	$ 10,319,265,891	$ 305,254,145	0.13	78.27%	1.01%
11	Polkadot	$ 10,035,629,835	$ 221,005,440	6.07	78.68%	0.81%
12	Bitcoin Cash	$ 9,476,919,163	$ 475,588,356	380.44	79.08%	0.69%
13	Chainlink	$ 9,104,312,691	$ 398,716,805	13.51	79.45%	0.76%
14	NEAR Protocol	$ 7,147,824,487	$ 460,449,295	4.95	79.75%	0.50%
15	Polygon	$ 6,952,619,900	$ 292,683,172	0.55	80.03%	0.50%
16	Litecoin	$ 6,199,090,470	$ 444,914,105	74.92	80.29%	0.51%
17	Internet Computer	$ 5,740,668,098	$ 123,850,548	7.92	80.53%	0.34%
18	Uniswap	$ 5,449,482,959	$ 215,570,449	8.84	80.75%	0.48%
19	Pepe	$ 4,220,246,515	$ 1,186,175,975	0.00	80.93%	0.44%
20	Ethereum Classic	$ 4,090,974,737	$ 259,086,250	23.11	81.09%	0.32%
21	Aptos	$ 3,935,933,796	$ 169,640,095	6.89	81.26%	0.29%
22	Render	$ 3,526,469,245	$ 251,565,580	7.15	81.40%	0.26%
23	Hedera	$ 3,498,573,845	$ 131,987,618	0.08	81.55%	0.25%
24	Mantle	$ 3,362,731,178	$ 103,082,516	0.78	81.69%	0.23%
25	Cosmos	$ 3,319,320,400	$ 154,470,228	6.59	81.82%	0.22%

As of 30 June 2024

* 90-day-average-volume ranking in total market is shown in the parentheses

# Weighting (%) after 40% Cap is adjusted according to the cut-off price, the arrangement of order may not be the same as 90-day-average-Market Cap

Selection of index constituents is based on the past 90-day-average market capitalization and volume.

For the calculation methodology of the index, please refer to the “ixCrypto Index Methodology Paper” on our website

Appendix 3

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto Portfolio Indexes

	Index Constituents	ixCrypto 5 EW Index	ixCrypto 5 SR Index	ixCrypto 10 EW Index	ixCrypto 10 SR Index	ixCrypto Altcoin 10 EW Index	ixCrypto Altcoin 10 SR Index
1	Bitcoin	20.00%	48.02%	10.00%	38.52%	–	–
2	Ethereum	20.00%	27.90%	10.00%	22.38%	10.00%	34.56%
3	Solana	20.00%	11.15%	10.00%	8.95%	10.00%	13.81%
4	XRP	20.00%	7.11%	10.00%	5.70%	10.00%	8.80%
5	Dogecoin	20.00%	5.82%	10.00%	4.67%	10.00%	7.21%
6	Toncoin	–	–	10.00%	4.81%	10.00%	7.42%
7	Cardano	–	–	10.00%	4.12%	10.00%	6.36%
8	Shiba Inu	–	–	10.00%	3.51%	10.00%	5.41%
9	Avalanche	–	–	10.00%	3.37%	10.00%	5.67%
10	TRON	–	–	10.00%	3.67%	10.00%	5.68%
11	Polygon	–	–	–	–	10.00%	5.08%

Appendix 4

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto BTC/ETH 50/50 Index

and ixCrypto BTC/ETH Proportional Index

	90-day-average Crypto Market Cap	90-day-average Crypto Volume	Index Level	Cumulative Market Cap Coverage	Weight in BTC/ETH 50/50	Weight in BTC/ETH Proportional
IXBI	$1,294,395,022,195	$28,886,673,119	$14689.11	53.44%	50.00%	76.12%
IXEI	$ 406,176,391,159	$15,208,917,246	$ 28975.85	70.21%	50.00%	23.88%

Appendix 5

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto Infrastructure Index

	Crypto	90-day-average- Market Cap	90-day-average-volume *	Cut-off Price	Cumulative Market Coverage before Cap	Weighting (%) After 40% Cap#
1	Ethereum	$ 406,176,391,159	$ 15,208,917,246	$ 3,372.97	16.77%	40.00%
2	Solana	$ 70,024,671,614	$ 3,031,296,276	$ 140.01	19.66%	22.08%
3	Toncoin	$ 19,879,580,505	$ 339,825,055	$ 7.60	20.48%	6.38%
4	Cardano	$ 16,536,611,544	$ 400,288,396	$ 0.38	21.16%	4.68%
5	Avalanche	$ 13,678,014,323	$ 438,019,508	$ 27.73	21.73%	3.73%
6	TRON	$ 10,319,265,891	$ 305,254,145	$ 0.13	22.15%	3.73%
7	Polkadot	$ 10,035,629,835	$ 221,005,440	$ 6.07	22.57%	2.98%
8	Chainlink	$ 9,104,312,691	$ 398,716,805	$ 13.51	22.94%	2.80%
9	NEAR Protocol	$ 7,147,824,487	$ 460,449,295	$ 4.95	23.24%	1.85%
10	Polygon	$ 6,952,619,900	$ 292,683,172	$ 0.55	23.53%	1.84%
11	Internet Computer	$ 5,740,668,098	$ 123,850,548	$ 7.92	23.76%	1.26%
12	Ethereum Classic	$ 4,090,974,737	$ 259,086,250	$ 23.11	23.93%	1.16%
13	Aptos	$ 3,935,933,796	$ 169,640,095	$ 6.89	24.09%	1.06%
14	Hedera	$ 3,498,573,845	$ 131,987,618	$ 0.08	24.24%	0.93%
15	Mantle	$ 3,362,731,178	$ 103,082,516	$ 0.78	24.38%	0.87%
16	Cosmos	$ 3,319,320,400	$ 154,470,228	$ 6.59	24.52%	0.88%
17	Stacks	$ 3,304,790,158	$ 137,563,783	$ 1.63	24.65%	0.82%
18	Arbitrum	$ 3,001,766,136	$ 358,559,039	$ 0.78	24.78%	0.86%
19	VeChain	$ 2,605,485,271	$ 65,117,184	$ 0.03	24.88%	0.71%
20	Optimism	$ 2,593,333,863	$ 277,735,217	$ 1.74	24.99%	0.66%
21	Injective	$ 2,444,399,234	$ 127,115,582	$ 22.76	25.09%	0.72%

As of 30 June 2024

* 90-day-average-volume ranking in total market is shown in the parentheses

# Weighting (%) after 40% Cap is adjusted according to the cut-off price, the arrangement of order may not be the same as 90-day-average-Market Cap

Selection of index constituents is based on the past 90-day-average market capitalization and volume.

For the calculation methodology of the index, please refer to the “ixCrypto Index Methodology Paper” on our website.

Appendix 6

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto Stablecoin Indexes

As of 30 June 2024

Appendix 7

ixCrypto Indexes Dissemination

Real time indexes are disseminated every 5-second interval for 24×7 since 23 June 2022. The real-time indexes are available for viewing on the IX Crypto Index official webpage. For IXCI, IXBI and IXEI, the indexes are also available through Nasdaq Global Index Data Service (GIDS) with the tickers “IXCI”, “IXBI” and “IXEI”, with dissemination interval kept at 15-second unchanged.

The vendor tickers are shown below:

Index Name	Bloomberg Ticker	Reuters Ticker
ixCrypto Index	IXCI	.IXCI
ixBitcoin Index	IXCBI	.IXBI1
ixEthereum Index	IXCEI	.IXEI1

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