Bitwise Announces Results of September 2022 Month End Crypto Index Reconstitution

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bitwise Index Services, the indexing subsidiary of Bitwise Asset Management, today announced the results of the monthly reconstitution of the Bitwise Crypto Indexes, which took place on September 30, 2022 at 4 p.m. ET.

There was one change in the components of the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index as a result of the reconstitution on September 30, 2022: Uniswap re-entered the index, replacing Litecoin. As of 30 September 2022, at 4:00 PM ET, the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index had the following constituents: 62.99% Bitcoin (BTC), 27.25% Ethereum (ETH), 2.46% Cardano (ADA), 2.02% Solana (SOL) ) , 1.22% Polkadot (DOT), 1.14% Polygon (MATIC), 0.86% Avalanche (AVAX), 0.81% Uniswap (UNI), 0.64% Cosmos (ATOM) and 0.62% Chain link (LINK).

There were no changes in the components of the Bitwise Decentralized Finance Crypto Index as a result of the reconstitution on September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, at 4:00 PM ET, the Bitwise Decentralized Finance Crypto Index had the following constituents: 52.25% Uniswap (UNI), 11.43% Aave (AAVE), 7.36% Maker (MKR), 5.37% Curve DAO Token ( CRV), 5.35% Lido DAO (LDO), 4.83% Compound (COMP), 4.02% Loopring (LRC), 3.69% Convex Finance (CVX), 3.23% Yearn Finance (YFI) and 2, 47% 0x (ZRX).

There was one change in the components of the Bitwise 10 ex Bitcoin Large Cap Crypto Index as a result of the reconstitution on September 30, 2022: Uniswap re-entered the index, replacing Litecoin. As of 30 September 2022, at 4:00 PM ET, the Bitwise 10 ex Bitcoin Large Cap Crypto Index had the following constituents: 73.61% Ethereum (ETH), 6.64% Cardano (ADA), 5.45% Solana (SOL), 3.29% Polkadot. (DOT), 3.09% Polygon (MATIC), 2.32% Avalanche (AVAX), 2.19% Uniswap (UNI), 1.72% Cosmos (ATOM) and 1.69% Chainlink (LINK).

The Bitwise Crypto Indices are reconstituted on a monthly basis according to the rules of the Bitwise Crypto Index Method used by the Bitwise Crypto Index Committee. The minutes of the September 2022 Bitwise Crypto Index Committee meeting are publicly available here.

The Ball Multicoin Bitwise Metaverse Index reconstitutes itself quarterly in February, May, August and November, and as a result had no changes as of September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET, Ball Multicoin Bitwise Metaverse Index had 27 voters. The following were the 10 largest components of the Ball Multicoin Bitwise Metaverse Index: 9.13% ChainLink (LINK), 8.71% Ethereum (ETH), 8.30% Solana (SOL), 8.07% Polygon (MATIC), 8 .07% Filecoin (FIL), 6.05% Binance Coin (BNB), 5.70% Uniswap (UNI), 4.94% Arweave (AR), 4.93% Graph Protocol (GRT) and 4.13% Ethereum Name Service (ENS). The index methodology for the Ball Multicoin Bitwise Metaverse Index is available here.

The Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Stock Index is reconstituted quarterly and had one change as a result of the reconstitution on September 30, 2022: Visa (V) entered the index, replacing Tesla (TSLA). As of 30 September 2022 at As of 4:00 PM ET, the top 10 constituents of the Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Index were: 11.09% Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN), 10.93% MicroStrategy (MSTR), 9.87% Silvergate Capital (SI), 5.34% Riot Blockchain (RIOT), 4.98% Hut 8 Mining (HUT CN), 4.87% Canaan Inc. (CAN), 4.75% Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), 4.50% Bakkt Holdings Inc. (BKKT ), 4.25% Galaxy Digital Holdings (GLXY CN) and 3.99% Hive Blockchain (HIVE CN). The index methodology for the Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Stock Index is available here.

The Bitwise Blue-Chip NFT Collections Index is reconstituted quarterly and had no changes as a result of the reconstitution on 30 September 2022. From 30 September 2022, at 4:00 PM ET, the Bitwise Blue-Chip NFT Collections Index had the following constituents: 33.43% Bored Ape Yacht Club, 26.98% CryptoPunks, 13.13% Mutant Ape Yacht Club, 5.19% CloneX, 4birds. , 4.37% Chromie Squiggle, 4.09% Azuki, 3.21% Doodles, 2.62% VeeFriends and 2.53% Meebits. The index methodology for the Bitwise Blue-Chip NFT Collections Index is available here.

About Bitwise Asset Management

Based in San Francisco, Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest growing crypto asset managers. By the end of 2021, Bitwise managed over $1.3 billion across an expanding suite of investment solutions. The firm is known for managing the world’s largest crypto index fund (OTCQX: BITW) and pioneering products spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and crypto-focused equity indices. Bitwise focuses on partnering with financial advisors and investment professionals to provide quality education and research. The team at Bitwise combines expertise in technology with decades of experience in traditional asset management and indexing, from firms including BlackRock, Blackstone, Facebook and Google, as well as the US Attorney’s Office. Bitwise is backed by leading institutional investors and asset management executives, and has been profiled in Institutional Investor, CNBC, Barron’s, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal.

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