Crypto Indices
Indices tracking crypto market performance — DeFi Pulse Index, BTC dominance.
Crypto indices are financial instruments tracking the performance of a group of cryptocurrencies — analogous to S&P 500 for stocks.
Popular crypto indices:
1. Total Market Cap — total market capitalization of all crypto • Tracked on CoinGecko and TradingView as TOTAL
2. Total2 and Total3 • Total2 = all crypto without BTC • Total3 = all crypto without BTC and ETH (altcoins)
3. BTC.D (Bitcoin Dominance) • BTC's % market share
4. DeFi Pulse Index (DPI) • Index of top 10 DeFi tokens • Available as token on Ethereum (TokenSets)
5. Crypto Fear & Greed Index • Sentiment indicator 0-100
6. Grayscale trusts • GBTC, ETHE — crypto access through stocks
Usage in analysis:
Where to track: TradingView (TOTAL, TOTAL2, TOTAL3, BTC.D), CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap.