The creator of the FTSE100 launches indices for crypto
The constituent coins that make up the indices have not yet been released, but it does include performance data for the first three quarters of 2022. FTSE Russell , creator of the FTSE100 stock index, has released a series of indices whose constituents are digital assets, according to a press release released via its website on Nov. 29. The series has been produced in cooperation with Digital Asset Research. FTSE Russell is a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange. The 2022 performance of the FTSE Digital Asset Index - Large/Mid, as stated in the index’s fact sheet Indices have been used in the stock market throughout its history to track particular areas of the market. But there were relatively few made up of cryptocurrencies prior to 2021. The FTSE Digital Asset Index series appears to be the first issued by a company based in the U.K. It joins the list of crypto indices that have been released by U.S. and German companies since early 2021, including the S&P Cryptocurrency ...