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Where Next for the CLARITY Act After a Week That Left it On the Brink?

Catching up on where things stand for the CLARITY bill after last week’s rancor.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

6 mins read
Size and Growth Lag in Market-Wide Selloff

CF Benchmarks’ Quarterly Factor Report breaks down digital asset performance through a systematic factor lens, highlighting the key drivers of risk and return to help investors better understand market behavior across different regimes.

Gabriel Selby
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

4 mins read
Weekly Index Highlights, January 12, 2026

Crypto cooled but stayed positive in the most recent week, with Bitcoin and Ether dipping slightly. Infrastructure was best performing CF DACS Sub-Category, +4.2%. Meanwhile our CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index eased -8.12% even as realized ticked up. Among Factors, Value and Size notched slim gains.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

6 mins read
CORRECTION: Expansion of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family to include the CME CF Uniswap-Dollar Reference Rate - New York Variant

The Administrator will announce the date to which the launch of this index will be rescheduled in due course.

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CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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Addition of new Solana, Cardano, XRP, Shiba Inu, and Ethena Settlement Prices and Spot Rates to the CF Digital Asset Index Family

The Administrator announces the addition of new Solana, Cardano, XRP, Shiba Inu indices to the CF Digital Asset Index Family.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

1 mins read
Data Delays & Defensive Tilts

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
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

4 mins read
CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 98

As the 2-year anniversary of the first US spot Bitcoin ETFs approaches, a huge wall of filings points to a surprising turn in 2026 • Research Primer: Bitcoin Capital Market Assumptions • Kraken lists LCAP Portfolio Perp

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

9 mins read
What a Huge Wall of Filings Tells us about the Next Wave of US Crypto ETFs

A massive build-up of crypto ETF filings suggests issuers are pivoting away from the '33 Act framework towards more flexible '40 Act structures. We explain why.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

7 mins read
Risk-On Reloaded: Monetary Easing, Catch-up Trades, and the Tokenization Buildout

Crypto markets are entering a transformative phase in 2026, where regulatory clarity and monetary easing outweigh macro uncertainty. We expect a dovish Fed pivot counter to consensus, fostering lower real yields. Meanwhile, the CLARITY Act and broader adoption should drive our secular themes.

Gabriel Selby
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

17 mins read
Weekly Index Highlights, December 22, 2025

Crypto's year-end tape remained selective last week, with BTC up 0.9%, while other high-beta majors slipped. The Infrastructure Sub-Category was a major loser in our CF DACS taxonomy, -10.4%, while implied volatility firmed as realized cooled; and our USDT funding rate measure reset above 10%.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

6 mins read
Expansion of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family to include Hedera, Bittensor and Aptos Reference Rates and Real-Time indices

The Administrator announces the addition of Hedera, Bittensor and Aptos Reference Rates and Real-Time indices to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

1 mins read
Cessation of Hedera and Aptos Settlement Prices and Spot Rates within the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family

The Administrator announces the cessation of Hedera and Aptos Settlement Prices and Spot Rates within the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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