FundsOct 8, 2026MelanyaFundsBitcoinFeesCrypto Index Fund vs Bitcoin: What You Actually Pay For
BITW was 75.44% bitcoin on 6 October 2026 and charges 0.75%. Price that slice at 0.20% and the rest of the fund costs about 2.44% a year.
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BenchmarksOct 3, 2026MelanyaSDXSIXBenchmarksThe SDX Crypto Indices Are Gone. Here Is What Replaced Them
SIX shut the SDX BTC, ETH and Bi-Cap indices on 31 January 2025 and named no successor. What the exchange still publishes, and which benchmarks cover each of those jobs.
FundsSep 29, 2026MelanyaFundsInvestingCrypto Index Fund vs Buying Coins Yourself
Funds sell convenience and account access. DIY saves the fee if you will actually rebalance. Here is how to choose.
FundsSep 29, 2026MelanyaFundsETFBITW vs GDLC: Bitwise 10 vs Grayscale CoinDesk 5
Head-to-head on the two established US multi-asset crypto index products — ten names monthly versus five names quarterly, both still bitcoin-heavy.
GuidesSep 21, 2026MelanyaGuidesIndicesProBuild the Index You Actually Wanted to Buy
BITW and GDLC mostly accept bitcoin concentration. If that is not your answer, Cryptoindex Pro lets you state a different one as a live, checkable basket.
Index MethodologySep 8, 2026MelanyaIndex MethodologyBacktestHalf the Track Record You Are Looking At Never Happened
Fifteen months of CoinDesk 20 history existed before the index did. Same line, no marker. How to read base dates, launch dates and backtests — and why the longest chart often belongs to the youngest index.
IndicesSep 4, 2026MelanyaIndicesBitwiseWhat Is the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index?
The oldest multi-asset crypto index still in wide use — and, since August 2025, the one whose weights are constrained by US ETP approvals.
OpinionAug 31, 2026MelanyaOpinionIndicesThe Best Crypto Indexes Are the Ones You Cannot Buy
An index is a rulebook, not a ticker. The best crypto benchmarks have no fund attached. What you can buy is a much smaller set of products.