Bloomberg Digital Asset Indices
An evolving asset class with unlimited opportunity
Bloomberg’s family of digital asset indices continues to grow as interest in the space sky rockets. The offering includes the flagship Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Indices and the Bloomberg Galaxy Defi Indices, as well as myriad sub-indices.
The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI) is a capped market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the largest digital assets traded in USD. Eligible index constituents are diversified across different categories, including stores of value, mediums of exchange, smart contract protocols and privacy assets. The family’s Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) indices are designed to measure the performance of a single digital assets traded in USD.
The Bloomberg Galaxy Defi Index (DEFI) is a capped market capitalization-weighted index targeting the rapidly expanding universe of decentralized finance. This universe consists of digital assets offering decentralized alternatives to traditionally centralized financial services. The capabilities of the underlying protocols include market-making, lending, borrowing, and liquidity and yield aggregation. Asset prices are assessed in USD.
Bloomberg Crypto Outlook Newsletter
The Bloomberg Crypto Outlook is your monthly source for fundamental and technical analysis, data and insight on the broad market, Bitcoin and top cryptos.
Resources
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Regulation
The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index, the Bloomberg Galaxy Defi Index, the Bloomberg Galaxy Bitcoin Index, the Bloomberg Galaxy Ethereum Index (“BISL Crypto Offerings”) are administered by Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL), Bloomberg’s UK-based authorized benchmark administrator. The BISL Crypto Offerings are not currently available for use as ‘benchmarks’ under the UK’s BMR. When use is permitted, an announcement will be made.