VanEck’s MarketVector division recently launched a new index product (Meme Coin Index) that focuses on tracking the six largest meme coins in the market by market capitalization.

The index promotes diversified investment by limiting the weight of a single currency to less than 30%, and is updated regularly every month to ensure it reflects the latest trends in the market.

This setting prevents any single currency from having an excessive impact on the index. As an investment tool, the MEMECOIN Index provides institutional and retail investors with a unique perspective and investment opportunity in this volatile and rapidly developing emerging market.

For institutional investors, this tool opens up a structured path into the volatile meme coin space. The index simplifies the investment perspective in this space by focusing on the most influential assets while reducing the need to invest heavily in a single coin.

For retail investors, the MEMECOIN Index serves as an effective tool to measure and compare the market performance and market share of the currencies they are interested in.

Matthew Sigel, head of digital asset research at VanEck, said: "If meme coins become a new investment hotspot, MarketVector's new index may be able to uniquely capture the latest trends in the cryptocurrency market. We are eager to see how the industry uses this index as a foundation for further development and innovation."

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Currently, Dogecoin (DOGE) ranks first in the Meme Coin Index with a share of 30.77%, showing its important position in the cryptocurrency field. It is followed by Shiba Inu Coin (SHIB) with a share of 28.34%. Other emerging meme coins include Pepe (PEPE) with a share of 14.51%, Dogwifhat (WIF) with a share of 12.54%, Floki Inu (FLOKI) with a share of 7.14%, and BONK with a share of 6.7%, which together constitute the rest of the index weight.

Despite a recent slight dip, the Meme Coin Index has surged more than 202% over the past year, providing observers with a window into the explosive growth and speculative interest in this unique sector of the crypto market. #VanEck #Meme币指数