CRYPTO 100+ ® Index
CRYPTO 100+ ® Index
Why has the CRYPTO 100+ ® Index outperformed the CRYPTO 100 ® Index?
The difference in performance between the CRYPTO 100® Index and the CRYPTO 100+ ® Index comes down to what each index is designed to represent.
CRYPTO 100 ® Index: A benchmark for the core cryptocurrency market. Potentially more conservative.
The CRYPTO 100® Index is designed to represent the core cryptocurrency market, focusing on the largest and most established digital assets that underpin the blockchain ecosystem.
Its constituents include assets such as:
- Bitcoin (digital store of value)
- Ethereum (smart contract platform)
- XRP (payments)
- Solana (high-performance blockchain)
- TRON, Cardano, Avalanche, Hedera and other leading Layer 1 and infrastructure networks.
By design, the CRYPTO 100® Index excludes exchange and exchange ecosystem tokens, avoiding exposure to assets whose value is closely tied to the commercial success of individual trading platforms.
Examples of excluded tokens include:
- BNB
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)
- Uniswap (UNI)
- Bitget Token (BGB)
- OKB
- WhiteBIT Coin (WBT)
- KuCoin Token (KCS)
- GateToken (GT)
This creates a benchmark that reflects the performance of the broader blockchain ecosystem while reducing exposure to exchange-specific business risks.
Key advantages of the CRYPTO 100® Index include:
- Exposure to the largest and most established blockchain networks.
- Reduced company specific and exchange specific risk.
- Lower dependence on cryptocurrency trading volumes.
- A cleaner representation of the foundational digital asset market.
CRYPTO 100+® Index: A broader view of the digital asset economy
The CRYPTO 100+®Index expands the investment universe by recognising that cryptocurrency exchanges and trading protocols have become an integral part of today’s digital asset economy.
In addition to the core assets found within the CRYPTO 100® Index, it also includes high-quality exchange and ecosystem tokens such as:
- BNB
- Hyperliquid (HYPE)
- Uniswap (UNI)
- Bitget Token (BGB)
- OKB
- WhiteBIT Coin (WBT)
- KuCoin Token (KCS)
- GateToken (GT)
These tokens often derive value from:
- Increased trading activity.
- Growth in platform users.
- Expanded ecosystem utility.
- Token buyback and burn mechanisms.
- New exchange products and services.
Rather than viewing exchange ecosystems as separate from the cryptocurrency market, the CRYPTO 100+® Index treats them as an important and investable part of the industry.
Why has the CRYPTO 100+® Index performed better?
The current cryptocurrency market cycle has favoured exchange ecosystem tokens.
Several trends have contributed to this:
- Higher spot and derivatives trading volumes.
- Rapid growth in decentralised perpetual futures trading.
- Increased on chain trading activity.
- Strong revenue growth for both centralised and decentralised exchanges.
- Greater adoption of exchange ecosystem products.
As these businesses have grown, many of their native tokens have significantly outperformed the broader cryptocurrency market.
For example:
- BNB has continued to benefit from Binance’s global ecosystem and recurring token burns.
- Hyperliquid (HYPE) has been one of the strongest-performing large-cap crypto assets as decentralised derivatives trading has expanded rapidly.
- Bitget Token (BGB), WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) and other exchange ecosystem tokens have appreciated alongside the growth of their respective platforms.
Because the CRYPTO 100+® Index includes these assets while the CRYPTO 100® Index excludes them, it has captured more of this market segment’s upside, resulting in stronger overall performance during the current cycle.
The trade-off
Broader exposure also comes with additional risk.
The CRYPTO 100+® Index carries more exchange-specific risk than the CRYPTO 100® Index because part of its performance depends on the success of cryptocurrency exchanges and trading protocols.
If exchange ecosystem tokens enter a prolonged bear market, trading activity declines significantly, or regulators take action against major exchanges, the CRYPTO 100+® Index could underperform the CRYPTO 100® Index.
By comparison, the CRYPTO 100® Index remains focused on the foundational blockchain ecosystem and is less influenced by the performance of individual exchanges.
Which index is right for investors?
Neither index is inherently better—they simply offer different types of exposure.
The CRYPTO 100® Index is suited to investors seeking a benchmark that reflects the core cryptocurrency market while excluding exchange ecosystem tokens.
The CRYPTO 100+® Index is designed for investors who want broader exposure to the modern digital asset economy, including the infrastructure businesses that facilitate trading, liquidity and market growth.
As the cryptocurrency industry evolves, both indices provide complementary perspectives. The CRYPTO 100® Index offers a conservative benchmark centred on blockchain networks, while the CRYPTO 100+® Index captures a wider cross-section of the crypto economy.
During periods when exchange ecosystems outperform—as they have in the current market cycle—the broader composition of the CRYPTO 100+® Index can lead to stronger returns. In other market environments, however, the performance gap may narrow or even reverse.
Top 10 VALT Scores from CRYPTO 100+ ®
VALT10+ TOP 10 VALT Score Crypto Index - Quarter 1 July 2026
What is VALT10+ Index?
VALT10+ is the top 10 cryptocurrency index from crypto100.co.uk, tracking the 10 cryptoassets with the highest VALT Scores from the full CRYPTO 100+ universe of assets. The index is anchored to a base value of 100 on 01/01/2026 and is rebalanced quarterly, with constituent lists and weights updated on the effective rebalancing date.
The VALT Score is a weighted fundamentals scorecard that measures cryptocurrency strength across four dimensions: Volatility (50%), Adoption (30%), Liquidity (15%), and Tokenomics (5%). Assets with the highest VALT Scores are selected for the VALT10 index, representing cryptoassets with the strongest combination of price stability, real world usage, trading volume, and sustainable token economics.
CRYPTO 100+ Top 10 by VALT Score (sorted by Market Cap)
1. Bitcoin (BTC) Smart Contract Platform – Weight 10% – VALT: 83
2. BNB (BNB) – Smart Contract Platform – Weight 10% – VALT: 82.9
3. XRP (XRP) – Smart Contract Platform — Weight 10% – VALT: 80.1
4. TRON (TRON) — Smart Contract Platform – Weight 10% – VALT: 83.5
5. Dogecoin (DOGE) – Smart Contract Platform – Weight 10% – VALT: 80.6
6. Litecoin (LTC) – Infrastructure – Weight 10% – VALT: 85.4
7. Tether Gold (XAUT) – Tokenised Assets — Weight 10% – VALT: 82.8
8. PAX Gold (PAXG) – Tokenised Assets — Weight 10% – VALT: 81
9. Aster (ASTER) – Decentralised Exchange DEX —Weight 10% – VALT: 80.6
10. Sun Token (SUN) – Decentralised Finance DeFI Weight 10% – VALT: 81.5
VALT10+ Index has 10% weighting per coin.
Important: The CRYPTO 100+ Index and VALT10 are provided for information and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. The index is rules-based and transparent, designed to help UK investors identify cryptoassets with strong fundamentals rather than just market cap size.
VALT10VC+ Emerging Crypto Index from Crypto Owl
VALT10VC+ Emerging Crypto Index - Emerging Cryptoassets based on VALT Score
VALT10VC+ (Venture Capital) uses the CRYPTO 100 Index to identify the 10 emerging cryptoassets
identified by the VALT Score in the early stages of their growth cycles. These cryptoassets may grow future but may experience high volatility.
VALT10VC+ (Venture Capital): Inverts or modifies the internal weighting of the VALT Score framework. It purposefully targets early stage, emerging digital assets that display Adoption momentum but still possess high Volatility and lower market caps.
How the VALT10VC+ framework shifts for Emerging Assets
To spotlight emerging projects rather than established cryptocurrencies, the fundamental components of the VALT scoring system are adjusted:
- Volatility Filter Inversion: The standard VALT10+ index penalises volatile wild swings. The Venture version accepts or rewards higher price velocity, acknowledging that early stage growth assets are inherently volatile.
- Adoption Velocity Acceleration: It focuses heavily on the rate of change in new active wallet addresses and on chain transactional growth over a short 30 day window.
- Liquidity and Tokenomics Floor: Instead of ranking by total deep book liquidity, it uses liquidity simply as a safety floor to ensure the asset can be safely traded without catastrophic slippage.
What is VALT10VC+?
VALT10VC+ is the emerging segment of the CRYPTO 100+ family of indexes, designed to highlight the 10 cryptoassets that are still developing within the rules based VALT framework. It provides a simple way to identify newer or less established names in the universe while staying anchored to the broader CRYPTO 100 methodology.
Where VALT10+ focuses on the strongest overall VALT scores, VALT10VC+ reflects the emerging end of the market. That makes it useful for investors, researchers, and platforms that want to track assets with earlier stage profiles rather than the more established names in the index universe.
Like the wider CRYPTO 100 range, VALT10VC+ is rebalanced quarterly and updates its constituent list on the effective rebalance date. It is designed to be transparent, rules based, and easy to understand for users who want a focused emerging-asset benchmark.
1. Rain (RAIN) – Gambling (GambleFi) – Weight 10% – VALT: 36.6
2. LAB (LAB) — Decentralised Finance (DeFi) Weight 10% – VALT: 23.5
3. MemeCore (M) – Smart Contract Platform – Weight 10% – VALT: 23.8
4. DeXe (DEXE) – Decentralised Finance (DeFi) Weight 10% – VALT: 34.9
5. Stable (STABLE) – Infrastructure – Weight 10 – VALT: 36.6
6. Audiera (BEAT) – Infrastructure – Weight 10% – VALT: 23.2
7. Binance Life – BNB Chain Ecosystem – Weight 10% VALT: 26.7
8. Ligher (LIT) – Decentralised Exchange (DEX) —Weight 10% – VALT: 36.6
9. Beldex (BDX) – Infrastructure – Weight 10% – VALT:25.8
10. Telcoin (TEL) – Decentralised Finance (DeFi) Weight 10% – VALT: 38.8