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Weekly Index Highlights, June 23, 2025

The digital asset market plunged last week amid Iran conflict fears. Cardano led losses (–18.91%), followed by AVAX (–18.44%), SOL (–17.99%), ETH (–17%), LINK (–17%), and XRP (–13.98%). BTC dropped 6.86%, trimming YTD gain to 6.45%. Investors grew risk-averse.

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CF NEAR Staking Reward Rate and Staked Return indices to be added to CF Staking Series

The Administrator announces the addition of the CF NEAR Staking Reward Rate, CF NEAR Staked Return Index-Compounded, and CF NEAR Staked Return Index Blends to the CF Staking Series within the CF Digital Asset Index Family.

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Regulatory Reset

The SEC's engagement on crypto regulation is growing, but ETF progress remains slow. Filings beyond BTC and ETH, including staking proposals, face delays—signaling continued caution despite signs of a regulatory reset.

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Evolve launches Evolve XRP ETF (XRP, XRP.U), expands Evolve Cryptocurrencies ETF (ETC), all powered by regulated CF Benchmarks indices

Evolve expands its suite of crypto products with one of the first North American XRP ETFs, while adding XRP to its unique crypto portfolio ETF.

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3iQ launches 3iQ XRP ETF (tickers: XRPQ, XRPQ.U), powered by CF Benchmarks’ regulated XRPUSD_NY index

The ETF is now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker XRPQ, for the Canadian dollar-denominated pricing series, and XRPQ.U, for the U.S. dollar-denominated pricing series.

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Addition of CF Cronos-Dollar Settlement Prices and Spot Rate to the CF Digital Asset Index Family

The Administrator announces the addition of CF Cronos-Dollar indices to the CF Digital Asset Index Family - Single Asset Series.

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Weekly Index Highlights, June 16, 2025

Digital assets fell last week, led by large-cap losses and underperformance in Digital Culture and Smart Contract themes. Staking yields dropped, volatility rose, options skew turned defensive, and a steeper rate curve signaled rising caution amid macro and geopolitical risks.

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CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 84

The SEC’s broader signaling on crypto investment products - meaning chiefly ETFs - throughout the half year, has been a reminder of its more customary cautious footing.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

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Expansion of CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family to include new Reference Rate Variants

The Administrator announces the addition of several Reference Rate Variants to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family.

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Weekly Index Highlights, June 9, 2025

Digital assets were mixed last week. Large-cap tokens like XRP and Bitcoin led gains in capitalization indices, while thematic indices lagged. Ethereum staking yields fell, and volatility hit a 12-month low—suggesting cautious but improving sentiment.

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CF Benchmarks Quarterly Attribution Reports - June 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
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

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Q2 2025 Reconstitution

We’re pleased to share a short video overview of the Q2 2025 Reconstitution of our CF Capitalization Series — a suite of indices regulated under the UK Benchmark Regulation (BMR) — presented by our Head of Product, Thomas Erdösi.

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