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CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 100

Product news is led by CME Group's launch of three new crypto futures contracts and BlackRock's filing for the iShares Premium-Income Bitcoin ETF.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

10 mins read
CME Launches CFB-Powered Cardano, Chainlink and Lumens Futures

CME adds Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Lumens (XLM) to its suite of CF Benchmarks-settled crypto futures.

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Weekly Index Highlights, February 9, 2026

Risk aversion deepened further during the recent week as majors fell hard again, with Bitcoin -9.4%, Ether -10.5%, and Solana-16.1%. Our BVXS implied volatility gauge repriced defensively, while BTC front-end funding surged. Among more positive outcomes, APT Staking bucked the tape, +17.9%.

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