Nasdaq and CME Unveil Rebranded Crypto Index
Nasdaq and CME Group Relaunch Crypto Index as Nasdaq CME Crypto Index
Nasdaq and CME Group have relaunched their crypto index offering, reintroducing the Nasdaq Crypto™ Index (NCI™) under a new name: the Nasdaq CME Crypto™ Index (NCI™).
The move deepens the companies’ long-standing partnership and positions the updated index as a benchmark aimed at supporting institutional participation in digital assets.
According to the announcement, the relaunch is intended to meet demand for trusted benchmarks backed by governance and transparency—features that are typically expected in institutional market infrastructure.
Crypto indexes are used as reference points for measuring market performance and for building structured products. In practice, widely recognized benchmarks can help standardize how market exposure is defined and evaluated, especially for firms that require consistent methodologies and oversight.
- What happened: Nasdaq and CME Group relaunched the Nasdaq Crypto Index as the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index (NCI).
- Why it matters: The updated benchmark is designed to support institutional adoption by emphasizing trusted standards, governance, and transparency.
- Broader context: As more institutions look for digital asset exposure, market participants have increasingly focused on benchmark quality and the controls surrounding index construction and oversight.
