Introducing the EOS8 Index by marketcap.one. A marketcap weighted index of EOS tokens.

The EOS8 Index is a marketcap weighted index of EOS tokens, designed to serve as a benchmark for EOS token performance.

Total marketcap: $129.55M

Opening Index Value: 1,000

Rules for inclusion:

In addition, projects must have a healthy and active community. As determined by a review of:

If fewer than 8 tokens meet this criteria: the next closest token to $5,000 in daily trading volume, that meets all other criteria, will be included.

If more than 8 tokens meet this criteria, the final composition will be determined based upon:

When such judgements are made, they will be transparent and explained.

This left 9 tokens:

DICE and BG are very similar gambling dapps, with similar marketcaps and volumes. For diversity of the index, it was decided to remove one of these. Upon a review of their communities and usage, it was clear DICE has:

BG does have higher transaction value on the blockchain however excluding BG in favor of DICE we feel should be a relatively non-controversial decision.

We are open to partnerships and collaboration related to the Index, including licensing the data or the possibility of launching a token based upon it.

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