HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 17 April 2026 - Today, IX Asia Indexes announced the 2026 1^st quarter review of the ixCrypto Index Series. The constituent changes will be implemented on the effective date of 24^th April 2026 (Friday). The results of the constituent review and exchange review are as follows: 1. Constituent Review – ixCrypto Index Series1. 1. ixCrypto Index ("IXCI") The number of constituents will remain at 19 with no additions and deletions. Additions: No addition Deletions: No deletion The free float adjusted market capitalization coverage is 84.26%* (excluding stablecoins, which represents 10.90% of the total crypto universe), while the 90-day-average volume is 77.36%*. The recapping at 40% will take effect on the effective date. Since the last review, there has been a decrease in the crypto total market capitalization from USD3.38T to USD2.62T (-22.53%)^#, and a decrease in the daily volume from USD157.69B to USD108.17B (-31.40%)^#. Bitcoin remains the largest crypto in the constituent list, with its price decreased by 24.58% since the last review. 1.2. ixCrypto Portfolio Indexes1.2.1 ixCrypto 5 Equal Weight Index ("IXEW5") and ixCrypto 5 Square Root Index ("IXSR5")Additions: No addition Deletions: No deletion 1.2.2 ixCrypto 10 Equal Weight Index ("IXEW10") and ixCrypto 10 Square Root Index ("IXSR10").Additions: No addition Deletions: No deletion 1.2.3 ixCrypto Altcoin 10 EW Index ("IXAEW10") and ixCrypto Altcoin 10 Square Root Index ("IXASR10"). Additions: Monero Deletions: Chainlink 1.3. ixCrypto BTC/ETH Indexes As of the cut-off date on 31^st March 2026, the ixCrypto BTC/ETH 50/50 Index ("IX5050") maintains a 50%/50% weighting for the ixBitcoin Index "IXBI" and ixEthereum Index "IXEI". The ixCrypto BTC/ETH Proportional Index ("IXPI") has a weighting of 83.12% and 16.88% for IXBI and IXEI, respectively. At the upcoming effective date, IX5050 weightings will remain unchanged at 50%/50%. IXPI weightings will be adjusted to 84.53% and 15.47% for IXBI and IXEI, respectively, reflecting the market capitalization proportions of Bitcoin and Ethereum at the cut-off date. 1.4. ixCrypto Stablecoin Index The number of constituents will remain at 6 (Appendix 5). Stablecoin comprises 10.90% of the total crypto universe, and ixCrypto Stablecoin Index covers 98.26% of the 90-day average market capitalization in the stablecoin universe. 2. Exchange Review To ensure the fairest price objective, all indexes are calculated based on average of multiple exchanges. As a result of exchange review, 10 exchanges passed the review process, which are as follows:

1. Binance
2. Pionex (ADDITION)
3. BitMart (ADDITION)
4. MEXC
5. LBank
6. Bybit
7. Gate.io2
8. Kucoin
9. Crypto.com Exchange
10. Coinbase Exchange

Deletion

1. Huobi Global
2. OKEx

The selected 10 exchanges will be used to generate each of the fair average prices for the IX indexes' constituents. The exchange review covers volume rankings, exchange background checks, founders' background checks, USD/USDT/USDC/BTC pair coverage, overconcentration rules, exchange API coverage checks, and stability, among other aspects, for an exchange. For more details about our exchange selection criteria, please email info@ix-index.com. More information on the ixCrypto Indexes, including their constituents and constituents' weights, is provided in the Appendices, or refer to the website https://ix-index.com/. *Exclude stable coins and coins that trigger conflict of interest (based on conflict-of-interest rule methodology 3.9, effective on Oct 2, 2020)#As of 31^th March 2026, based on the past 90 days averageXXXX ^(ADDITION)Newly introduced exchanges as of 2026 Q1Appendix 1

Universe	All crypto coins traded in at least two different exchanges around the world
Selection Criteria	Cryptocurrencies ranking in the top 80% of cumulative full market capitalization ("MC") coverage and within an acceptable range in accordance with the Volume Buffer Rule in terms of 90-day average trading volume
Number of Constituents	19 in Q1 2026
Launch Date	12th December 2018
Base Date	3rd December 2018
Base Value	1,000
Reconstitution Rule	If the coverage is below 75% or any of constituents is not within an acceptable range in accordance with the Volume Buffer Rule in terms of 90-day average trading volume, IXCI will be reconstituted to bring MC coverage back and do liquidity screening.
Reconstitution and Rebalancing Frequency	Quarterly and with a fast entry rule
Weighting Methodology	Free float adjusted market capitalization weighted with a cap of 40%...