If the market responds well to the index and begins to use it as a real benchmark for the sector's activity, it could become the default data point for the crypto market in the way that the S&P 500 is for the stock market. Assuming that an ETF is eventually launched to track the benchmark, retirement accounts and financial institutions would gain an easy on-ramp, and it would increase the capital inflows even further. In short, there is a chance that such a product accelerates systematic allocations in a wa ...