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Jun 13, 2025

Expansion of CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family to include new Reference Rate Variants


The Administrator announces the addition of the following Reference Rates to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family.

The Reference Rates will be subject to the CME CF Reference Rates Methodology.

Index Name Ticker Symbol Effective Time
CME CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant XLMUSD_NY 4:00 pm New York Time
CME CF Bitcoin Cash-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant BCHUSD_NY 4:00 pm New York Time
CME CF Avalanche-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant AVAXUSD_NY 4:00 pm New York Time
CME CF Cardano-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant ADAUSD_NY 4:00 pm New York Time
CME CF NEAR-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant NEARUSD_NY 4:00 pm New York Time
CME CF Arbitrum-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant ARBUSD_NY 4:00 pm New York Time

Publication of the Reference Rates will commence on June 23rd, 2025.

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