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About CoinDesk 20 Index

The CoinDesk 20 is an index that tracks the performance of the top digital assets, designed with liquidity, diversification, and ease of trading in mind. Using a capped market capitalization-weighted methodology, it ensures broad exposure across different assets while enhancing diversification. Launched in January 2024, the index is calculated and published every five seconds, making it a highly responsive benchmark for the digital asset market. Built for trading and investment product construction, it serves as a reliable reference for market participants looking to invest or measure performance in the evolving crypto space.

CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index that measures the performance of top digital assets. Key characteristics include:

  • Liquidity, diversification, and implementation: The index is designed with these factors in mind.
  • Capped market capitalization-weighted methodology: This methodology is used to enhance diversification.
  • Published once every five seconds: The index is calculated and updated frequently.

Complete details are available in the CoinDesk 20 Index Methodology.

This index is built for trading, to serve as a benchmark for the crypto asset class, and as a foundation for investment vehicle construction. CoinDesk 20 products are available globally.


  • What is CoinDesk 20? CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index that tracks the performance of top digital assets. It is designed for liquidity, diversification, and implementation. The index applies a capped market capitalization-weighted methodology and is updated every five seconds. For further information, consult the CoinDesk 20 Index Methodology.

  • When did the CoinDesk 20 Index launch? The index launched on January 12, 2024, with a base date of October 4, 2022.

  • Why did CoinDesk Indices create CoinDesk 20? As the digital asset class grows, a new reference index is needed to measure performance, trade, and invest. CoinDesk 20 is designed with these needs in mind, offering liquidity, diversification, and ease of implementation, and serving as a building block for investment products.

  • What’s different about CoinDesk 20? The index is built for trading, with weighting caps that promote diversification across its constituents—an attractive feature for investors. CoinDesk 20 is designed to be a liquid and investable "unit of exposure" to the digital asset class.

  • How can I learn more about CoinDesk 20? Speak with a digital asset expert by submitting a form through the contact us page on CoinDesk's website.