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S&P Launches Crypto 50 Index But There’s A Catch

S&P has launched the Crypto 50 Index alongside Dinari and provides diversified exposure to digital assets and blockchain stocks.
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S&P Launches Crypto 50 Index But There’s A Catch

Highlights

  • The Digital Markets 50 index has been launched by S&P.
  • It contains 15 cryptocurrencies and 35 blockchain stocks with each having a fixed weight.
  • S&P is collaborating with Dinari to list the tokenized version of the index at dShares in 2025.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has introduced a new crypto index called the S&P Digital Markets 50. This marks a major step toward blending cryptos with traditional equity markets.

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S&P Unveils Hybrid Crypto Index With Dinari

As revealed by a Barron’s report, the S&P Crypto 50 index combines 15 leading cryptocurrencies and 35 crypto-related stocks. This creates one of the first hybrid benchmarks that tracks both digital and conventional assets.

The move comes amid growing investor demand for diversified exposure to the digital asset economy. Crypto prices have been on the rise as regulators take a friendlier stance toward digital assets under the Trump administration. Hence, companies are now designing crypto investment products that appeal to both retail traders and institutional investors.

S&P said the new index will provide a structured and transparent way for investors to gain exposure to blockchain-linked assets. The financial analytics firm manages the iconic S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The trend of blending equities with digital assets continues to gain momentum. Recently, Cyber Hornet sought SEC approval for an ETF combining S&P 500 and XRP.

Developed in partnership with blockchain firm Dinari, the S&P Crypto 50 Index aims to reflect the performance of companies and assets shaping the digital economy. The index will also be available in a tokenized format on Dinari’s dShares platform.

This allows investors to access it through blockchain-based tokens. The tokenized version will be rolled out for the first time at the end of 2025.

The S&P Crypto index will not have more than 5% weight of each asset. Hence, no single asset will dominate. The crypto stocks in the index should have a minimum stock market value of $100 million and the cryptocurrencies’ valuation won’t be less than $300 million.

These regulations are put in place to maintain the balance of the mix and do not expose the investors to excessive risks associated with unstable or difficult to sell assets.

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S&P’s First Stock-Crypto Index Highlights Growing Institutional Demand

Although S&P has created multi-asset indices before, this is its first combining both stocks and cryptocurrencies. The firm noted that such an index couldn’t be replicated in traditional markets without a tokenized structure like Dinari’s platform.

The debut of the Digital Markets 50 comes during a strong year for crypto stocks. Coinbase Global has risen 55% in 2025, Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy is up 24%, and Circle Internet Group staged one of the year’s most successful IPOs. Bitcoin also reached a record high on Monday.

Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Product Officer at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said the index represents the growing integration of digital assets into global finance. He explained that cryptocurrencies have moved from speculative corners of the market into a more defined investment category. The Digital Markets 50, he added, offers a consistent and rules-based framework for understanding this transformation.

Dinari CEO Gabriel Otte described the index as a bridge between digital assets and mainstream investing. Dinari CEO Gabriel Otte explained that the company designed the index to meet rising institutional demand. He claimed that a lot of clients desired a straightforward method of investing in cryptocurrencies, just as they do with S&P 500 in traditional markets.

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