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K33 Vinter Quality Index

Our smart beta index, a selection of the top 30 crypto assets
29 Apr 2024
K33 Vinter Quality Index - May 2024 Selection Assessment
The K33 Vinter Quality index has three changes in May. XMR (Monero) and the Lido DAO token are excluded due to falling out of the top 30. In addition, Matic (Polygon) has been excluded after a downgrading of the quality score due to recent developments.
04 Feb 2024
Why we did not include Celestia in the Quality Index
Celestia, or the TIA token, is now in the top 30 by market cap after outperforming since its launch in October. Hype doesn't equate to strong fundamentals, though. Read why we, for now, have not included TIA in our K33 Vinter Quality Index.
30 Jan 2024
K33 Vinter Quality Index - February Selection Assessment
In the February rebalancing, the Maker token is excluded from the index due to falling well out of the top 30. Otherwise, there are no changes. The index now consists of 8 of the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
05 Nov 2023
Why we included the Maker token
For the November re-balancing of the KVQ index, we have included Maker as one of nine cryptocurrencies from the top 30. Read why in this article.
30 Oct 2023
K33 Vinter Quality Index - November Selection Assessment
In the November rebalancing, the Maker token is added to the index. The index now consists of 9 of the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
16 Aug 2023
Chainlink's missing link
Chainlink is THE source for pricing data in DeFi. That should bode well for the LINK token, right? On closer inspection, the seemingly reasonable tokenomics break.
06 Aug 2023
Supply schedules and ownership spread for Bitcoin and peers
Supply schedule and ownership concentration are important to evaluate when investing in cryptocurrencies. For payment tokens in the top 30 cryptos by market cap, the percentage of supply to be released in the coming years varies greatly.
31 Jul 2023
K33 Vinter Quality Index - August Selection Assessment
UNI (Uniswap) removed from the index. The index now consists of 8 of the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
31 Jul 2023
Why we decided to exclude the UNI token from the KVQ Index
The Uniswap protocol generates significant trading fees, but will the UNI token ever capture its (fair) share? We believe not.
02 May 2023
Payment tokens: Bitcoin ownership the most spread
Most payment tokens are organically distributed through mining with no pre-allocations. But no allocations don't equate to spread ownership. The issuance schedules are massively frontloaded - early adopters will, in practice, get huge allocations.
26 Apr 2023
K33 Vinter Quality Index - May Selection
The selection for the May 1 rebalancing of the KVQ Index is listed below. Nine of the top 30 tokens passed the quality filter for inclusion in the index.
26 Apr 2023
K33 Vinter Quality Index - May Selection Assessment
AVAX (Avalanche) removed from the index.
26 Apr 2023
K33 Vinter Quality Index underperforms first three months
With Bitcoin and Ethereum performing the best, the equal-weighted K33 Vinter Quality Index severely underperforms the market. Compared to a passive equal weighted index of the top 30 tokens, the index also has no overperformance.
12 Apr 2023
The K33-Vinter Quality Index Selection - Feb 2023
In this article, we lay out the methodology for the selection of cryptocurrencies in the K33-Vinter Quality Index. Pro Subscribers can also download the full assessment of the top 30 tokens as of February 1st, 2023.
12 Apr 2023
Methodology - The K33 Vinter Quality Index
The KVQ index comprises an equally weighted mix of the most promising tokens amongst the top 30 crypto assets. Tokens with a low long term survival-probability are excluded, contributing to a substantial reduction in downside risk in the index.