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Weekly Index Highlights, February 23, 2026

Crypto's risk-off tone deepened last week, with BTC's -0.6% slide masking sharper alt weakness, e.g., XRP -6.1%. Our CF DACS universe was uniformly lower though, with Culture and Infrastructure both -7.5%. Meanwhile, implied volatility eased while realized firmed and short-term rates repriced lower.

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Tracking Bitcoin's Flows

Bitcoin is down 47% from its October high. But behind the drawdown, 13F filings reveal a structural transformation: speculative hedge fund capital is retreating while advisory firms, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments are building permanent allocations. Here's what the ownership data shows.

Gabriel Selby
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

7 mins read
Kraken MTF Lists Large Cap DTF Perp

EU-domiciled institutional investors can now access a perpetual contract based on Reserve Protocol's multi-token LCAP DTF.

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Notice of the Demising of Three Indices Within the Token Market Price Benchmarks Series

The Administrator announces that three Token Market Price Benchmarks Series indices are to be demised.

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Suspension of Kraken as CF Constituent Exchange from CF Adventure Gold-Dollar Spot Rate

The Administrator announces the suspension of Kraken as a CF Constituent Exchange for the CF Adventure Gold-Dollar Spot Rate.

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REPEAT: Bitstamp to be added as CME CF Constituent Exchange for CME CF Sui-Dollar Indices

Bitstamp will be added as a CME CF Constituent Exchange for CME CF Sui-Dollar indices from February 23rd, 2026.

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Bitstamp to be added as CME CF Constituent Exchange for CME CF Sui-Dollar Indices

Bitstamp will be added as a CME CF Constituent Exchange for CME CF Sui-Dollar indices from February 23rd, 2026.

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Weekly Index Highlights, February 16, 2026

Digital assets saw some relief though BTC and ETH slipped -0.4% and -2.1%, with ADA +7.0% and XRP +6.6%. CF DACS tiers rebounded led by Services +8.4%. Factors were mixed: Momentum +1.74%, Value -1.42%. Implied volatility eased: BVXS -20%. BTC short-term funding fell 1,584 bps as USDT rates rose.

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CF Digital Asset Index Family Multi Asset Series Reconstitution Announcement

The Administrator announces that the Reconstitution of the CF Digital Asset Index Family Multi Asset Series will take place on March 2nd 2026.

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Nasdaq Crypto Index Family - Reconstitution Announcement

The Calculation Agent announces that the reconstitution of the Nasdaq Crypto Index Family will take place on March 2nd 2026.

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Monochrome's Jeff Yew and Grayson McLeod on What Makes a True Spot Crypto ETF, Asia Expansion and More

With IBTC recently passing US$100 million in AuM and Monochrome now expanding in South-East Asia, we're stoked to sit down with Monochrome CEO Jeff Yew and Chief Operating Officer Grayson McLeod.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

1 mins read
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

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