Coin Metrics, a prominent provider of crypto financial insights, including market data and risk management solutions, reinstates XRP to its CMBI 10 Index.
On Thursday, Coin Metrics announced the move to relist XRP in the CMBI 10 Index in a statement on its official website. According to the report, the decision follows a thorough evaluation confirming that XRP fulfills the investability requirements specified in the CMBI Multi-Asset Methodology.
Consequently, Coin Metrics plans to re-include XRP in the CMBI 10 Index, taking effect during the June index review.
Pseudonymous XRP community figure WrathofKahneman brought awareness to this development in a post on X.
CoinMetrics is reinstating #XRP in the CMBI10 Index.
“Coin Metrics has reviewed and determined that XRP meets all investability criteria outlined in our CMBI Multi-Asset Methodology. As a result, XRP will be reinstated to the CMBI 10 Index, effective in the June index review.”… pic.twitter.com/0R8C2jDknV— WrathofKahneman (@WKahneman) May 23, 2024
Notably, the CMBI 10 Index tracks the performance an investor might anticipate from investing in a diverse group of cryptocurrencies, weighted by their available market cap. It includes the top 10 large-cap cryptos, like XRP, chosen based on their projected market cap over the next ten years.
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Additionally, the CMBI 10 Index aggregates price data from leading global trading platforms that adhere to its market selection framework.
Why Coin Metrics Removed XRP Initially
In 2021, Coin Metrics excluded XRP from the CMBI 10 Index due to investability concerns stemming from the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs. Specifically, the delisting was influenced by the suspension of XRP trading on prominent exchanges such as Bitstamp, Coinbase, Binance.US, and Bittrex.
Coin Metrics highlighted that these actions made it challenging for a U.S. investor base to access XRP markets, adversely affecting the investability of CMBI multi-asset products.
Meanwhile, XRP triumphed in the SEC lawsuit in July 2023, sparking relisting actions from American exchanges, including Coinbase. However, Coin Metrics failed to reinstate XRP until ten months after the lawsuit victory despite the resumption of XRP trading on U.S. exchanges.
Contrasting Coin Metrics’ prolonged deliberation period, Grayscale, which removed XRP from its GDLC following the initial wave of delistings by U.S. exchanges, acted more swiftly, reinstating XRP earlier in January.
Meanwhile, Coin Metrics’ announcement about re-adding XRP coincides with the return of XRP trading to crypto enthusiasts in New York.
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