CF Benchmarks Newsletter - Issue 78
Just like for all other CME digital asset products, settlement is based on CF Benchmarks' methodology. In the case of Solana futures, their index is our regulated CME CF Solana Dollar-Reference Rate (SOLUSD_RR).
Ken Odeluga
Solana: The High-Speed, Low-Cost Blockchain Rival
The CF Benchmarks research team examines how Solana operates as a high-speed, low-cost programmable blockchain, its growing role in decentralized finance and applications, and the investment case for including SOL in diversified portfolios.
Gabriel Selby
Announcement of a Consultation on Methodology Changes to the CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index
The Administrator announces a consultation on proposed changes to the CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index (CFCMEBEF_BE), within the CF Digital Asset Index Family - Rolling CME Futures Indices.
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CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 40: Executive Orders & Market Disorder - Q1 2025 Market Review
Time for the Q1 market review edition of our CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast - where the CF Benchmarks research team, Gabe Selby, CFA, and Mark Pilipczuk, put that complex first quarter under the microscope...
Ken Odeluga
Weekly Index Highlights, March 17, 2025
Digital assets experienced moderate relief this week, though sharp underperformance in some areas and lackluster gains among large caps suggest that the crypto market's recent volatility may not be entirely over just yet.
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CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rate: a Primer for our latest Analysis
This primer is a 'quick start' guide to our CME CF Solana Dollar Reference Rate (SOLUSD_RR) Suitability Analysis.
Ken Odeluga
CME Group launches Solana Futures, based on CF Benchmarks' regulated SOL Reference Rate
We believe CME SOL futures represent the latest inflection point for institutional crypto adoption, as they provide large investors and capital markets participants with new CFTC-regulated tools for risk management and trading in relation to SOL, for the first time.
Ken Odeluga
Suitability Analysis of the CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rate as a Basis for Regulated Financial Products - March 2025 Update
A benchmark must be representative of the underlying market, resistant to manipulation, and replicable by market participants. This paper seeks to understand whether these qualities are achieved by CF Benchmarks' CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rate (SOLUSD_RR).
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Suitability Analysis of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant as a Basis for Regulated Financial Products - March 2025 Update
A benchmark must be representative of the underlying market, resistant to manipulation, and replicable by market participants. This paper seeks to understand how well these qualities are being achieved by the regulated CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant (BRRNY).
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CF Benchmarks Quarterly Attribution Reports - March 2025
Thoroughly dissect and comprehend the performance of our flagship portfolio indices at the constituent, category, sub-category, and segment levels during the course of each portfolio rebalance period.
Gabriel Selby
Weekly Index Highlights, March 10, 2025
Last week’s market downturn hit all CF DACS categories. BCH (+7.26%) was the sole gainer, while FTM (-29.54%) and WIF (-35.71%) led losses. Infrastructure tokens fell 16.06%. ETH & SOL staking yields dipped to 2.75% and 7.07%. BVXS dropped to 56.64 and a negative skew signaled rising hedging demand.
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CF Benchmarks Newsletter - Issue 77
The much anticipated rethink of crypto market and asset oversight appears to be well underway, though geopolitical uncertainty means optimism on the outlook for the asset class hasn't been enough to support prices.
Ken Odeluga