Factor Friday - October 2, 2026
Size led the factor table at 8.86% as the Market finished flat, with Downside Beta and Liquidity next and Momentum last. Much of the move traces to Quant (QNT), up 200% on the week, so the rotation is narrower than the rankings suggest.
Mark Pilipczuk
Crypto Rallies After The CLARITY Act Stalls
Digital assets rallied in September despite the Fed's first rate hike since 2023 and a failed Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. All eight CF Benchmarks indices rose, led by DeFi at 31.8%, as smaller caps outpaced the majors and fund inflows slowed to $3.8 billion, down 35.3% from August.
Mark Pilipczuk
Market Outlook - Q4, 2026
Digital assets rallied through a Fed hike and a failed CLARITY Act vote. Our Q4 outlook argues that usage earns a return only where it reaches tokenholders, and tests that view across protocol fees, tokenized equities, perpetuals and stablecoins.
Mark Pilipczuk
Changes to the Token Market Price Benchmarks Series - Market Prices – 29 September 2026
Changes to the Token Market Price Benchmarks Series - Market Prices – 29 September 2026
CF Benchmarks
Addition of Lighter Settlement Price and Spot Rate to the CF Digital Asset Index Family
The Administrator announces the addition of the CF Lighter-Dollar Settlement Price and CF Lighter-Dollar Spot Rate to the CF Digital Asset Index Family - Single Asset Series.
CF Benchmarks
Bitcoin ETFs See Inflows as Yields Climb
High-beta digital assets rallied broadly over the week, with breadth reaching well beyond the largest assets as rates repriced higher. Smaller names and Infrastructure led on a tokenized-deposit mandate, Momentum reversed, implied volatility held flat and funding costs rose.
Mark Pilipczuk
Factor Friday - September 25, 2026
The Market rose 11.70% to lead CF Benchmarks' factor table, ending Value's three-week run at the top. Liquidity finished last and Downside Beta fell for a third week, so the rally favored heavily traded, drawdown-sensitive tokens, while Size showed the bid still reached smaller caps.
Mark Pilipczuk
Changes to the Token Market Price Benchmarks Series - Market Prices – 22 September 2026
The Administrator has confirmed changes to the Token Market Price Family for the period 15 September 2026 to 22 September 2026.
CF Benchmarks
Digital Assets Move Higher After the Rate Hike
An expected Fed hike gave way to a broad crypto rebound led by Infrastructure, DeFi and Programmable assets, while lower volatility and firmer Bitcoin funding pointed to normalization rather than uniform stress.
Mark Pilipczuk
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
CF Benchmarks
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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