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One reason investors trust major TradFi indexes is that they know what to expect, not in terms of returns, but in terms of rules and maintenance. S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell publish eligibility criteria, weighting approaches, concentration limits, and a defined process for changes, so index construction is predictable and auditable. Nasdaq 100 is a good example. It is a modified capitalization weighted index with rules that cap concentration in the largest constituents. Without those limits and clear rules, an index can end up as a single name bet. Onchain indexes have a great opportunity to establish clear methodologies about how assets qualify, how weights are set, what gets capped, how often it rebalances, and how changes are communicated. Agents are perfect for this. They can start from a thesis, then do the ongoing research required to turn that thesis into a rules based methodology. They can also execute the work consistently, applying the same inclusion and weighting rules every time, and recording decisions as the index evolves. That is why we are excited about agentic indexes and why we are building an Indexy agent called i to help create and maintain indexes while keeping the rules transparent and updates traceable. If crypto wants benchmarks that ecosystems, funds, and builders can rely on, methodology has to be treated as the product.

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