Factor Friday - September 18, 2026
Value led CF Benchmarks' factor table for a third straight week at 1.85%, even as its pace cooled. Growth flipped positive while Downside Beta turned negative for the first time in three weeks, and the Market's decline eased sharply to 0.70% from last week's near-5% drop.
Mark Pilipczuk
Changes to the Token Market Price Benchmarks Series - Market Prices – 15 September 2026
The Administrator has confirmed changes to the Token Market Price Family for the period 08 September 2026 to 15 September 2026
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Emerging Leaders, Established Activity
The CME CF Emerging Crypto Index provides rules-based exposure beyond Bitcoin and Ether, capturing networks that account for most observed protocol fees and user activity while applying the institutional standards required for a credible benchmark.
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BTC Gives Back Gains After CPI Print
Digital assets reversed on a hawkish inflation and sentiment surprise that repriced Fed rate expectations, with breadth weakening across capitalization and classification indices. DeFi gave back its prior leadership, realized volatility outpaced implied, and BTC funding eased more than USDT funding.
Gabriel Selby
Addition of CF Tether Gold Options Settlement Rate to the CF Options Settlement Rate Series
The Administrator announces the addition of the CF Tether Gold Options Settlement Rate to the CF Digital Asset Index Family - CF Options Settlement Rate Series.
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Notice of the Demising of Certain CF Settlement Prices and Spot Rates
The Administrator announces that it will demise the CF Loopring-Dollar Settlement Price (LRCUSD_RR) and CF Loopring-Dollar Spot Rate (LRCUSD_RTI) and CF TrueFi-Dollar Spot Rate (TRUUSD_RTI) which are members of the CF Digital Asset Index Family.
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Temporary Suspension of Crypto.com as a CF Constituent Exchange for the CF TON-Dollar Benchmarks
The Administrator hereby announces the temporary suspension of Crypto.com as a CF Constituent Exchange for CF Toncoin-Dollar Settlement Price (TONUSD_RR) and CF Toncoin-Dollar Spot Rate (TONUSD_RTI)
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Factor Friday - September 11, 2026
Size fell from last place to second this week, gaining 2.32% as Downside Beta gave back its lead to just 0.05% and the Market fell 4.98%, its sharpest drop in months. Value held the top spot for a second week, and Size remains the year's only factor with a positive return, up 8.13% YTD.
Mark Pilipczuk
Changes to the Token Market Price Benchmarks Series - Market Prices – 08 September 2026
The Administrator has confirmed changes to the Token Market Price Family for the period 01 September 2026 to 08 September 2026.
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Hot Payrolls Print Slows the Digital Asset Rally
Digital assets closed broadly higher despite a hot payrolls print reviving Fed rate-hike bets. Volatility drifted modestly higher, an infrastructure token stood out well beyond the rest of the market, and attention now turns to the coming inflation print for the Fed's next move.
Mark Pilipczuk
Factor Friday - September 4, 2026
Downside Beta moved from last place to first this week, gaining 3.2% as Size gave back its lead to -0.9% and the Market cooled to +1.2% after an 11.2% run. The swing narrowed the factor spread to 4.3 points from 15.8 the week before, a rotation toward defense inside an otherwise positive market.
Mark Pilipczuk
The Debasement Trade Lifts Nearly Every Corner of the Market
The CF Free-Float Broad Cap Index rose 28.84% in August as the debasement trade carried Bitcoin toward $80,000 and lifted nearly every corner of the digital asset market with it.
Mark Pilipczuk
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