The Definitive Guide to the Bankless BED Index
The Bankless BED Index thesis focuses on crypto as providing a viable alternative to today’s analog banks and banking infrastructure. This new option of self-sovereign money and banking, is supported by a world where private keys act as money and code makes that money programmable.
Alana Podrx
September 28, 2021
An Introduction to DeFi Pulse Index Methodology
As a structured index product, the Defi Pulse Index ($DPI) follows a specific methodology created by DeFi Pulse, the organization that worked with Index Coop to create $DPI, when selecting tokens for inclusion and determining their weights in the index.
Accelerated Capital
September 15, 2021
Financial Report - August 2021
August has seen the Index Coop grow from strength to strength both from a financial standpoint and also as a community. Gross profit for the first time since inception has been positive showing a profit of $164.8k up 172% in August, this is a direct result of lower Liquidity mining costs for DPI which were reduced by $268k.
Elliott Watts
September 10, 2021
Set Protocol Architecture: Everything You Need to Know About DPI’s Foundations
As our world becomes increasingly tokenized, structured product solutions that abstract the portfolio management process and cater to specific themes will become more important than ever. In traditional finance, abstraction to passive solutions has been a key driver of the popularity of indices such as the DJIA and the S&P 500. Set Protocol enables the creation of structured products that benefit from this abstraction trend, applying this same principle to crypto markets by bundling groups of tokens into single ERC-20s for ease of investment.
Accelerated Capital
September 10, 2021
How Automatic Rebalancing Powers Long-Term Portfolio Performance
Rebalancing is the process of buying or selling assets to return your portfolio to a target weighting.When one asset is outperforming the other, its weighting in the portfolio grows, potentially exposing the holder to more risk than they would like. Periodically, the portfolio will need to be rebalanced back to the target weightings, locking in gains and reinvesting into underperforming assets.
Accelerated Capital
August 27, 2021
A Beginners Guide to Using Flexible Leverage Index ERC-20 Tokens
Flexible Leverage Index (FLI) products are tradable ERC-20 tokens that aim to generate leveraged exposure to the underlying asset. Right now you can use FLI tokens to access double (2x) exposure on a number of popular cryptocurrencies, while greatly reducing the risk and complexity usually associated with leveraged trading.
Cormac Daly
August 15, 2021
Financial Report — July 2021
The Index Coop has performed well in challenging market conditions throughout July. With overall gross profit growing 7.5%, while revenue grew 6.5%, highlighting better capital efficiency due to lower liquidity mining incentives which dropped 14.5% MoM. The treasury has seen an upward growth trajectory which currently stands at a total of $57.7m.
Elliott Watts
August 12, 2021