Bitwise Crypto Index Committee Meeting (March 2022)

San Francisco • March 24, 2022

Meeting Details

Date: March 24, 2022

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PT

Reason for Meeting: Standard Monthly Meeting

In Attendance: Matt Hougan (Chair), Hunter Horsley (Member), David Lawant (Member), Hong Kim (Observer), Satyajeet Pal (Observer), Phillip Ward (Observer), Gayatri Choudhury (Observer), Kristen Corkill (Observer)

Meeting Notes

Item 1: Review and Verify All Data Sources for Uptime, Accuracy, and Robustness

Description: The Committee will discuss if there are any issues with the uptime, accuracy, or robustness of our data sources.

Discussion: The Committee found that all data sources are functioning appropriately.

Item 2: Review and Approve All Methodological Decisions That Require Judgment, or Any Adjustments to the Methodology

Description: The Committee will discuss and review any recent methodological implementation decisions that required judgment, as well as any known upcoming decisions.

Discussion: In response to the recent ApeCoin ($APE) airdrop for owners of Bored Ape NFTs, the Committee discussed whether a methodology change would be appropriate to include DAO coin airdrops in the NFT index. The Committee agreed this would be out of scope for the NFT Index and no methodology changes are required.

Item 3: Developments Impacting the Market and/or Individual Bitwise Crypto Index Constituents

Description: The Committee will discuss significant new and/or pending developments surrounding either the crypto market in general or any Bitwise Crypto Index constituent specifically, and consider whether they raise any concerns or issues related to the inclusion of any constituent in the Index.

Discussion: There were no market developments that raised concerns or issues for the Index.

Item 4: Adjournment

The Chair adjourned the meeting.


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