Nasdaq and CME relaunched the crypto index to meet the growing demand for trusted standards
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Nasdaq and CME have rebranded their joint crypto index to support transparent benchmarks of institutional interest. The Nasdaq CME Crypto Index serves as the basis for managed ETFs and various crypto strategies.
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Nasdaq and CME Group have reintroduced the Nasdaq Crypto Index under the new name Nasdaq CME Crypto Index (NCI) with the aim of providing institutions with a streamlined and transparent measure of exposure to digital assets.
The reset comes as there is growing interest in governance and transparency in crypto investing. NCI is calculated based on CF Benchmarks and Net Exchanges and Custodians, overseen by a joint management committee. It supports the development of ETFs, structured products and managed funds.
“This is not just a name change,” said CME Group's Giovanni Vicioso. “It's a combination of two gold standards.”
Nasdaq's Shane Wasserman said the transition reflects how investors are moving beyond single-asset exposure to index-based strategies.
The index supports nearly 30 years of Nasdaq–CME partnership and more than $1 billion in assets globally, including the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index ETF (NCIQ) in the US.
