CF Digital Asset Index Family Multi Asset Series - Extraordinary Rebalance Announcement
The Administrator announces that an Extraordinary Rebalance of certain benchmarks within the CF Digital Asset Index Family Multi Asset Series will take place on January 10th, 2025.
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Weekly Index Highlights, January 6, 2025
Digital assets started off 2025 strongly, led by Cardano's 30.82% weekly gain. The CF Web 3.0 Index surged 17.90%, with diversified indices outperforming. Staking diverged: ETH rose 9.24bps, SOL fell 6.43bps. Bitcoin volatility tightened, with 2-month interest rates rising to 5.53%.
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Here’s how long we may wait for the new wave of US crypto ETFs
Will the SEC really soften its hardline stance on crypto ETFs as quickly as applicants expect?
Ken Odeluga
Santa Claus Rally Stumbles on Fed Outlook
Our market recap offers a concise overview of key blockchain categories and their recent price action within the broader market context, providing valuable insights for investors and industry practitioners.
Gabriel Selby
Suitability Analysis of the CME CF Litecoin-Dollar Reference Rate as a Basis for Regulated Financial Products
This paper seeks to understand whether these qualities are achieved by CF Benchmarks' CME CF Litecoin-Dollar Reference Rate - London Variant (LTCUSD_RR).
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CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 34: Bond Vigilantes, AI Agents and The Stablecoin Takeover - CFB 2025 Outlook Special
The final CF Benchmarks podcast episode of 2024 is the perfect companion for exploration of our 2025 Market Outlook Report! Join Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA, and Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, as they unpack the highlights with Head of Content, Ken Odeluga.
Ken Odeluga
CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 33: Bitcoin hits $100k, altcoins surge, and Gensler quits - Get CFB's Q4 review
Join Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA, and Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, on the CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast - as they talk through the major global market, on-chain, macro and blockchain highlights from their latest quarterly market report!
Ken Odeluga
Weekly Index Highlights, December 23, 2024
Volatility triggered by last Wednesday’s Fed rate decision handed Bitcoin it’s first weekly drop since Trump’s re-election, amid sharp declines across most of our crypto indices between December 16th to December 22nd. Still, large and mega caps remain on course for strong gains for 2024.
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Market Outlook 2025
Digital assets are positioned for growth in 2025, driven by macro trends, tech innovation, and regulatory clarity. Investment advisor demand should accelerate ETF adoption, while blockchain scaling advances fuel DeFi, stablecoins, and asset tokenization in traditional markets.
Gabriel Selby
Weekly Index Highlights, December 16, 2024
Markets paused after gains: Chainlink rose 16.93%, Bitcoin hit $102,840.89. DeFi surged, led by AAVE (+35.38%) and ONDO (+15.36%), while Culture tokens and Meme Coins fell. The CF DeFi Index rose 9.90%, up 79% YTD, with volatility and ETH staking rewards easing.
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CF Benchmarks introduces first Institutional-grade Factor Model for Digital Assets
Debunking the myth of crypto’s Random Walk: our quantitative research shows liquid market returns mirror traditional market dynamics.
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CF Benchmarks Quarterly Attribution Reports - December 2024
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