Ball Multicoin Bitwise Metaverse Index Committee Special Meeting (November 8, 2022)
San Francisco • November 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Date: November 8, 2022
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Reason for Meeting: Special meeting to discuss FTT
In Attendance: Matt Hougan (Chair), Matthew Ball (Member), Jonathan Glick (Member), Kyle Samani (Member), Shayon Sengupta (Member)
Meeting Notes
Item 1: Emergency Removal of FTT (FTX Token) From the Ball Multicoin Bitwise Metaverse Index
Description: The Committee met electronically to discuss the removal of FTT (FTX Token) from the Ball Multicoin Bitwise Metaverse Index under clause III.A.b.ii of the index methodology (the “Emergency Loss of Eligibility” clause).
Clause III.A.b.ii states that "assets may lose eligibility and be removed [from the index] on a same-day basis by a unanimous vote of a quorum of members of the Committee." The methodology states that the "rule exists to allow the Committee to act quickly in the event of truly extraordinary circumstances, including major security breaches, regulatory action, or identified fraud that imperils the value of an eligible crypto asset."
Vote: The Committee voted unanimously to immediately remove FTT from the index, citing recent revelations around FTX’s solvency and business practices. Per the rules of the index, the asset was removed from the index at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time following the conclusion of the meeting. FTT’s weight in the index was redistributed to other assets in the index on a pro rata basis.
Item 2: Adjournment
The Chair adjourned the meeting.
About Bitwise
Based in San Francisco, Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers, offering both index and active strategies across a wide array of investment vehicles. The firm is known for creating the world’s largest crypto index fund (OTCQX: BITW), a suite of crypto-focused equity and futures ETFs, and investment products that span Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs, and the Metaverse. Bitwise focuses on partnering with financial advisors and investment professionals to provide quality education and research. The team at Bitwise combines expertise in technology with decades of experience in traditional asset management and indexing, coming from firms including BlackRock, Blackstone, Meta, and Google, as well as the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Bitwise is backed by leading institutional investors and asset management executives, and has been profiled in Institutional Investor, CNBC, Barron’s, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal.
