Institutions Are Moving Beyond Bitcoin-Only Exposure

[madtrader]

Nasdaq executives say the index-based approach reflects how professional investors increasingly want to access crypto. Rather than picking individual tokens, institutions are looking for benchmarks that represent the broader digital asset market — similar to equity or bond indexes.

This shift comes as traditional financial infrastructure continues integrating blockchain and digital assets to prepare for a more internet-native economy. As crypto use cases multiply, index products offer a familiar, regulated way for institutions to participate without needing to deeply analyze each individual protocol.

[nihalsari]

crypto indexes feel boring but boring is exactly how adoption actually scales