(MENAFN- Media OutReach Newswire) HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 October 2025 - Today, IX Asia Indexes announced the 2025 3^rd quarter review of the ixCrypto Index Series. The constituent changes will be implemented on the effective date of 17^th October 2025 (Friday). The results of the constituent review and exchange review are as follows:

1. Constituent Review – ixCrypto Index Series

1.1 Constituent Eligibility Update
Following the latest quarterly review and careful consideration, the IX Asia Index Advisory Committee ("the Committee") has approved the inclusion of Binance coin (BNB) as an eligible constituent in various ixCrypto Indexes, effective from the 2025 Q4 review. In accordance with Section 3.9 of the index methodology ("Conflict of Interest Rule"), BNB had previously been excluded to avoid potential conflicts of interest. The Committee noted that the inclusion of BNB has been discussed in past review meetings, reflecting a continuous evaluation of market developments over the years. The Committee considered various factors including change of its shareholding structure, evolution of world environment on cryptocurrencies and how Binance evolved in this evolution. With its significant market capitalization and liquidity, the inclusion of BNB is expected to enhance the index's market representativeness and better reflect the overall performance of the cryptocurrency market.

1.2 ixCrypto Index ("IXCI")
The number of constituents will decrease to 19 with 0 additions and 2 deletions.

Additions
No addition

Deletions

Pi

Pepe After the change, the free float adjusted market capitalization coverage is 84.74%* (excluding stablecoins, which represents 6.66% of the total crypto universe), while the 90-day-average volume is 75.38%*. The constituents change above and recapping at 40% will take effect on the effective date.

Since the last review, there has been a increase in the crypto total market capitalization from USD3.09T to USD3.83T (+23.95%)^#, and a increase in the daily volume from USD107.37B to USD163.91B (+52.66%)^#. Bitcoin remains the largest crypto in the constituent list, with its price increased by 3.45% since the last review.

1.3 ixCrypto Portfolio Indexes

1.2.1 ixCrypto 5 Equal Weight Index ("IXEW5") and ixCrypto 5 Square Root Index ("IXSR5")

Additions
No addition

Deletions
No deletion

1.2.2 ixCrypto 10 Equal Weight Index ("IXEW10") and ixCrypto 10 Square Root Index ("IXSR10").

Additions
No addition

Deletions
No deletion

1.2.3 ixCrypto Altcoin 10 EW Index ("IXAEW10") and ixCrypto Altcoin 10 SR Index ("IXASR10").

Additions

Stellar Deletions

Avalanche 1.4 ixCrypto BTC/ETH Indexes
As of the cut-off date on 30^th September 2025, the ixCrypto BTC/ETH 50/50 Index ("IX5050") maintains a 50%/50% weighting for the ixBitcoin Index (IXBI) and ixEthereum Index (IXEI). The ixCrypto BTC/ETH Proportional Index ("IXPI") has a weighting of 87.71% and 12.29% for IXBI and IXEI, respectively.

At the upcoming effective date, IX5050 weightings will remain unchanged at 50%/50%. IXPI weightings will be adjusted to 81.71% and 18.28% for IXBI and IXEI, respectively, reflecting the market capitalization proportions of Bitcoin and Ethereum at the cut-off date.

1.5 i xCrypto Stablecoin Index
The number of constituents will remain at 4. Stablecoin comprises 6.66% of the total crypto universe, and ixCrypto Stablecoin Index covers around 97.45% of the 90-day average market capitalization in the stablecoin universe.

Additions
No addition

Deletions
No deletion

3. Exchange Review

To ensure a fairest price objective, all indexes are calculated based on average of multiple exchanges. As a result of exchange review, 10 exchanges passed the review process, which are as follows:

Binance

MEXC

Bitget

OKX

Gate

OKX

Huobi Global ^(NEW)

Crypto

Coinbase Exchange

Upbit ^(NEW) Removed Exchanges
Nil

The selected 10 exchanges will be used to generate each of the fair average prices for the IX indexes' constituents. The exchange review covers volume rankings, exchange background checks, founders' background checks, USD/USDT/USDC/BTC pair coverage, overconcentration rules, exchange API coverage checks, and stability, among other aspects, for an exchange.

For more details about our exchange selection criteria, please email ... . More information on the ixCrypto Indexes, including their constituents and constituents' weights, is provided in the Appendices, or refer to the website .

*Exclude stable coins and coins that trigger conflict of interest (based on conflict-of-interest rule methodology 3.9, effective on Oct 2, 2020)
#As of 30^th September 2025, based on the past 90 days average
XXXX ^(NEW)Newly introduced exchanges as of 2025 Q3

ixCrypto Index ("IXCI")

Universe	All crypto coins traded in at least two different exchanges around the world
Selection Criteria	Cryptocurrencies ranking in the top 80% of cumulative full market capitalization ("MC") coverage and within an acceptable range in accordance with the Volume Buffer Rule in terms of 90-day average trading volume
Number of Constituents	19 in Q3 2025
Launch Date	12th December 2018
Base Date	3rd December 2018
Base Value	1,000
Reconstitution Rule	If the coverage is below 75% or any of constituents is not within an acceptable range in accordance with the Volume Buffer Rule in terms of 90-day average trading volume, IXCI will be reconstituted to bring MC coverage back and do liquidity screening.
Reconstitution and Rebalancing Frequency	Quarterly and with a fast entry rule
Weighting Methodology	Free float adjusted market capitalization weighted with a cap of 40%
Currency	US Dollar
Dissemination	Every 5 seconds for 24x7 (On Bloomberg, Reuters and major information vendors)
Website

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto Index

	Crypto	90-day-average- Market Cap	90-day-average-Volume	Cut-off Price	Cumulative Market Coverage	Weighting (%) After 40% Cap#
1	Bitcoin	$2,278,834,864,037	$60,457,203,956	$112,122.64	59.48%	40.00%
2	Ethereum	$474,442,908,932	$36,732,560,860	$4,141.48	71.87%	29.90%
3	XRP	$174,946,226,380	$6,744,877,164	$2.87	76.43%	10.26%
4	Solana	$103,279,479,871	$7,173,252,818	$210.74	79.13%	6.85%
5	Dogecoin	$33,834,299,395	$2,889,726,619	$0.24	80.01%	2.15%
6	TRON	$31,227,703,047	$1,014,111,972	$0.34	80.83%	1.90%
7	Cardano	$28,644,283,255	$1,501,932,628	$0.81	81.58%	1.73%
8	Hyperliquid	$15,151,737,591	$345,997,654	$47.10	81.97%	0.95%
9	Chainlink	$13,835,002,419	$1,051,639,356	$21.68	82.33%	0.88%
10	Sui	$12,440,898,179	$1,364,157,180	$3.28	82.66%	0.70%
11	Stellar	$12,174,766,375	$521,674,738	$0.37	82.97%	0.70%
12	Bitcoin Cash	$11,100,080,657	$496,087,329	$556.21	83.26%	0.66%
13	Avalanche	$10,440,454,130	$789,262,379	$30.01	83.54%	0.76%
14	Hedera	$9,848,921,954	$430,732,838	$0.22	83.79%	0.55%
15	Litecoin	$8,380,178,217	$742,597,878	$106.85	84.01%	0.49%
16	Toncoin	$7,947,705,221	$238,221,371	$2.72	84.22%	0.41%
17	Shiba Inu	$7,607,518,622	$252,779,336	$0.00	84.42%	0.42%
18	Polkadot	$6,362,234,896	$329,933,823	$4.00	84.59%	0.39%
19	Uniswap	$5,992,742,481	$476,047,315	$7.75	84.74%	0.30%

As of 30 September,2025

# Weighting (%) after 40% Cap is adjusted according to the cut-off price, the arrangement of order may not be the same as 90-day-average-Market Cap
Selection of index constituents is based on the past 90-day-average market capitalization and volume.
For the calculation methodology of the index, please refer to the "ixCrypto Index Methodology Paper" on our website

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto Portfolio Indexes

	Index Constituent	ixCrypto 5 EW Index	ixCrypto 5 SR Index	ixCrypto 10 EW Index	ixCrypto 10 SR Index	ixCrypto Altcoin 10 EW Index	ixCrypto Altcoin 10 SR Index
1	Bitcoin	20.00%	51.98%	10.00%	38.85%	-	-
2	Ethereum	20.00%	19.45%	10.00%	18.38%	10.00%	28.73%
3	XRP	20.00%	12.78%	10.00%	10.76%	10.00%	16.83%
4	Solana	20.00%	10.14%	10.00%	8.80%	10.00%	13.75%
5	Dogecoin	20.00%	5.65%	10.00%	4.92%	10.00%	7.70%
6	TRON	-	-	10.00%	4.63%	10.00%	7.24%
7	Cardano	-	-	10.00%	4.42%	10.00%	6.91%
8	Hyperliquid	-	-	10.00%	3.27%	10.00%	5.12%
9	Chainlink	-	-	10.00%	3.15%	10.00%	4.93%
10	Sui	-	-	10.00%	2.82%	10.00%	4.39%
11	Stellar	-	-	-	-	10.00%	4.40%

As of 30 September 2025

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto BTC/ETH 50/50 Index and ixCrypto BTC/ETH Proportional Index

Crypto	90-day-average Crypto Market Cap	90-day-average Crypto V olume	Index Level	Weight in BTC/ETH 50/50	Weight in BTC/ETH Proportional
Bitcoin	$2,278,834,864,037	$60,457,203,956	27640.65	50.00%	81.72%
Ethereum	$474,442,908,932	$36,732,560,860	36240.60	50.00%	18.28%

As of 30 September 2025

Weightings of the Constituents of ixCrypto Stablecoin Indexes

	Crypto	90-day-average- Market Cap	90-day-average- volume	Cut-off Price	Cumulative Market Coverage	Weighting (%) After 40% Cap
1	USDT	$165,529,410,166	$117,007,574,784	$1.0003	4.32%	40.00%
2	USDC	$67,794,328,942	$14,891,104,436	$0.9999	6.09%	40.00%
3	USDe	$10,082,403,116	$266,715,140	$1.0008	6.35%	14.55%
4	Dai	$5,365,005,371	$16,886,154,186	$0.9999	6.49%	5.45%

As of 30 September 2025

ixCrypto Indexes Dissemination

Real time indexes are disseminated every 5-second interval for 24x7 since 23 June 2022. The real-time indexes are available for viewing on the IX Crypto Index official webpage. For IXCI, IXBI and IXEI, the indexes are also available through Nasdaq Global Index Data Service (GIDS) with the tickers "IXCI", "IXBI" and "IXEI", with dissemination interval kept at 15-second unchanged.

The vendor tickers are shown below:

Index Name	Bloomberg Ticker	TradingView Ticker	Reuters Ticker
	Real-time	Delayed
ixCrypto Index	IXCI	IXCI2	IXCI	.IXCI
ixBitcoin Index	IXCBI	IXCBI2	IXBI	.IXBI1
ixEthereum Index	IXCEI	IXCEI2	IXEI	.IXEI1

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