CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 38: Ink Founder Andrew Koller on Memes, tokenized RWAs, and Ethereum's approach to scaling
One of Ethereum’s newest and most exciting Layer-2s is, of course Ink, unleashed by Kraken on the Optimism Superchain in December - so we’re thrilled to welcome Andrew Koller, Ink’s founder, to the CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast!
Ken Odeluga
CF Benchmarks Newsletter - Issue 76
Despite the deluge of crypto ETF applications landing at the SEC throughout January, one of the most consequential filings wasn’t a request for permission to launch a fund.
Ken Odeluga
CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 37: Crypto’s Attorney - Marco Santori on De-Banking, a Crypto Strategic Reserve, and CFTC Rumors
We’re beyond stoked to welcome Marco Santori as our guest on the CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast!
Ken Odeluga
Policy Tailwinds Usher in New Highs as Fed Pauses
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
Weekly Index Highlights, February 3, 2025
Crypto saw broad declines in the past week, with SOL -9.88% and Avalanche -9.56% leading the losses. ETH staking yields fell to 2.75%, whilst volatility eased with BVXS down to 55.18. The CF BIRC & Cap Series saw sharp declines, reflecting risk-off sentiment & continued institutional repositioning.
CF Benchmarks
Expansion of CF Digital Asset Index Family to include new indices
The Administrator announces the addition of the following indices to the CF Digital Asset Index Family - Multi Asset - Classification Series.
CF Benchmarks
SAB 121 revoke begins Operation Unchoke
SAB 121 was widely assumed to be but one aspect of an unstated cross-agency policy referred to as Operation Chokepoint 2.0. A modern form of unofficial sanction against unfavored industries.
Ken Odeluga
Could 'In-kind' be a Shoo-in?
There are instances where 'in-cash' makes some sense. Crypto isn't one of them.
Ken Odeluga
Waiting for Atkins
Crypto ETFs have become one of the most pivotal on-ramps for bridging participation in mainstream assets with participation in cryptoassets - and for filings, at least, the floodgates have well and truly opened.
Ken Odeluga
Uncorrelated Crypto Factors = Good
The remarkably low correlations in our heat map are excellent news for anyone interested in factor-based approaches to digital asset investing.
Ken Odeluga
CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 36: Goodbye to ‘Random Walks’: How CF Benchmarks built a robust Factor Model for Digital Assets
For the clearest possible exploration of our research, the CFB podcast team were stoked to welcome back CF Benchmarks quant and product manager Cristian Isac.
Ken Odeluga
Weekly Index Highlights, January 27, 2025
Digital assets declined this week: XRP (-6.02%) and ADA (-6.34%) led losses, while staking diverged as ETH yields fell to 2.73% and SOL held at 6.91%. Volatility eased with our BVXS dropping to 59.70, but short-term rates spiked, with 1-Week tenor hitting 4.96% amid shifting institutional trends.
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