Results of the IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System ('DAICS®') 2H 2025 Review
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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 18 December 2025 - IX Asia Indexes today announced the 2nd Half 2025 Review of the IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System ("DAICS®"), aiming to provide professionals worldwide with a transparent and standardized classification scheme to determine sector and exposure of particular digital assets. DAICS® classifies digital assets into 2 main categories: a) Cryptocurrencies and b) Asset Backed Tokens (ABTs) in a 3-tier system for each category. For Cryptocurrencies: Tier 1-Industry/ Tier 2-Sector/ Tier 3-Sub-sector; and for ABTs: Tier 1-Asset Type/ Tier 2-Branch/ Tier 3-Sub-branch. The results are as follows:
Note: *Special currency treatment of DAICS®applies, where any wrapped or second-level cryptocurrency is not considered in the calculation for the market capitalization of DAICS® **Based on 3rd December 2025 G: Green Coin The rankings of additions and deletions for the DAICS® top 50 cryptocurrencies are listed in Appendix 1. All classification changes, including the ixCrypto Infrastructure Index and ixCrypto Stablecoin index, will take effect on 23rd January 2026, with market capitalization, rankings, and weightings available at www.ix-index.com. 1. Cryptocurrencies 1.1. Structure and Definitions Tier 1: Industry Changes The industry groups remain unchanged, with 5 industries and the respective weightings as follows:
Tier 2: Sector Changes The number of sectors has increased from 17 to 18. There is one new sector added under the industry group "Tech & Data (140)": Identification (14040) Definition: Cryptocurrencies that facilitate decentralized identity authentication and/or blockchain-based validation of digital intellectual property rights. The classification emphasizes trust, data consent, and privacy as core architectural features while the crypto by itself is not an identity token. 1.2. Reclassification Changes This review doesn't have any reclassification of the existing coins. The DAICS® 2H 2025 cryptocurrencies classification is available in Appendix 2. 1.3. Green Coin Label This review identifies 9 Green Coins, classified based on their energy-per-unit-transaction, which is defined as the amount of energy consumed for a successful single unit transaction of the coin in the blockchain network. The coins selected rank in the top 20 percentile of the least energy-consuming cryptocurrencies out of the 50 DAICS® constituents. The top 20 percentile's threshold in this review is ≤ 0.150 Wh. The table below lists these low-energy coins.
Note: G as 'Green Coin' labelling for cryptocurrencies that adhere to the principles of sustainability 2. Asset Backed Tokens (ABT) 2.1. Structure and Definitions Tier 1: Asset Type Changes The asset types remain unchanged at 6 as follows: 1) Culture (205), 2) Real Estate (215), 3) Financials (235), 4) Entertainment (255), 5) Natural Resources (265), and 6) Green Economy (275) Tier 2: Branch Changes The number of branches has increased from 31 to 32, with a new branch added under Financials (235): Tokenized funds (23540). 2.2. Classification Changes This review doesn't have any reclassification of the existing assets. 2.3. Coverage of DAICS® A classification summary and definition table of both cryptocurrencies and ABTsare available in Appendices 3 and 4. For further information regarding the methodology of the DAICS®, please refer to the "IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System"- principle and guiding methodology on the company website https://ix-index.com/daics.html. For more details on DAICS® qualification criteria, please email daics@ixindex.com. Appendix 1 Additions and Deletions in DAICS® Top 50 Cryptocurrencies Additions
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G: Green Coin Appendix 2 Classification of the Top 50 Coins by Industry and Sector
Note: G as 'Green Coin' for cryptocurrencies that adhere to the principles of sustainability NEW for newly added sector Appendix 3 DAICS® Industry and Sector Definition
Note: NEW for newly added sector Appendix 4 DAICS® Asset Type and Branch Definition
Note: NEW for newly added branch ² United Nations 17 sustainable development goals covering 1) No Poverty 2) Zero Hunger 3) Good Health and Well-Being 4) Quality Education 5) Gender Equality 6) Clean Water and Sanitation 7) Affordable And Clean Energy 8) Decent Work and Economic Growth 9) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 10) Reduced inequalities 11) Sustainable Cities and Communities 12) Responsible Consumption and Production 13) Climate Action 14) Life Below Water 15) Life on Land 16) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and 17) Partnerships for the Goals https://sdgs.un.org/goals The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About DAICS®DAICS® covers both cryptocurrencies and asset-backed tokens ("ABTs"), to be reviewed semi-annually at the end of June and December. On the cryptocurrency side, it is a three-tier system that groups cryptocurrencies into 5 main industries: 1) Payment, 2) Infrastructure, 3) Financial services, 4) Technology & Data, and 5) Media & Entertainment. These industries are further divided into sectors and sub-sectors to be introduced in the future. Under asset-backed tokens, there are 6 asset types: 1) Culture, 2) Real Estate, 3) Financials, 4) Entertainment, 5) Natural Resources, 6) Green Economy. These asset types are further divided into branches and sub-branches to be introduced in the future. About the IX Asia Tokenization Advisory Committee and Working GroupThe establishment of the IX Asia Tokenization Advisory Committee ("Advisory Committee") is to pursue the goal and vision of formulating a standard for a global tokenization framework in a compliant and transparent way. The key role of the Advisory Committee is to formulate the guidelines and references for tokenization in terms of infrastructure, business, financial stability, sustainability, internal control, and classification. The Advisory Committee is comprised of industry-recognised leaders from blockchain consultancy, sustainable projects, and the field of the Art industry. News Source: IX Asia Indexes
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