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CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 103

* Kraken's xStocks Will Power Nasdaq's Tokenized Equities * Hashi: the New Bitcoin Collateral Layer, Priced by CF Benchmarks * CF Benchmarks Research: Understanding Bitcoin's Split from M2 Patience March tallies show how conditional ETF demand has become under the current market regime. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $458.2 million on March 2nd, $225.2 million on March 3rd, and $461.9 million on March 4th, a three-session burst of $1.15 billion. Decrypt's 'Bitcoin is Abnormal' commentary c

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

9 mins read
CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 55: xStocks: Inside Kraken's Tokenized Equities Revolution

We explore the rise of Kraken's xStocks with Mark Greenberg, Head of B2B at Payward Services / Kraken, and Thomas Erdösi, Head of Product at CF Benchmarks.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

1 mins read
Factor Friday - March 27, 2026

Momentum Leads as the Market Sells Off The market declined 3.1% on the week, giving back a portion of the rally that had narrowed the year-to-date drawdown over recent weeks. The year-to-date loss now stands at 30.6%. The best performer this week is momentum, which topped the weekly factor rankings for the first time this year at +1.5%, a meaningful gap over the others. Value held up relatively well at -0.1% on the week, while growth posted a modest decline of 0.5%. Downside beta fell 2.1% on

Mark Pilipczuk
Mark Pilipczuk

Mark Pilipczuk

9 mins read