A Quarter in Digital Assets: Performance, Sectors and Structure
This Q1 2026 Digital Asset Chartbook provides a comprehensive snapshot of digital asset market performance, covering returns across indices, sectors, and strategies as of 31 March 2026. The report brings together market context, comparative index analysis, and structural insights to help investors assess trends across the digital asset ecosystem.
Report structure and key findings
- Performance trends across Bitcoin, market cap, sector, and multi‑asset digital indices
- Performance of the top 10 digital assets with and without Bitcoin
- Comparative analysis of large, mid, and small cap digital asset segments
- Sector rotation insights using FTSE Grayscale Crypto Sector Indices and taxonomy classifications
- Staking versus non‑staking index performance across major digital assets
- Quarterly updates to the FTSE Digital Asset Universe, including additions and composition changes
Our comprehensive Digital Asset Index Series covers the full market from large‑cap to micro‑cap and includes market‑cap, sector, thematic and single‑asset indices. All indices are powered by institutional‑grade reference pricing sourced across rigorously vetted exchanges.
FTSE Russell digital asset indices
FTSE Russell’s Digital Asset solutions are built on robust methodology and high‑quality price data. The series covers a 400‑asset universe, 60 benchmark assets, and 100+ indices spanning size, sector, single‑asset and thematic exposures. More data to better understand this evolving asset class.
