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How Do Spot Bitcoin ETFs Work?

Explore our new infographic to find out how Spot Bitcoin ETFs work.

Jon Zeffert
Jon Zeffert

Jon Zeffert

0 mins read
New Era of Investing Starts Today, with Six CF Benchmarks-powered Spot Bitcoin ETFs

The six spot bitcoin ETFs that strike NAV against our CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, begin trading today!

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

4 mins read
CFB Talks Digital Assets Ep 21: Q4’23 Attribution Episode; unpacking the most recent rebalance period with Ken and Gabe

It’s time for another episode of CFB Talks Digital Assets and this time we’re featuring our latest Quarterly Attribution Report (QAR)! This QAR is written, as usual, by Lead Research Analyst, Gabe Selby, CFA.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 20: An Insider’s View of the Spot Bitcoin ETF saga with Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

It's crunch time for the seven major investment management firms aiming to use our CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant to benchmark the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs!

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

1 mins read
CFB Index Bytes Ep 01: The CF ETH Staking Series

Join us for the inaugural episode of CFB Index Bytes, where our Head of Product, Thomas Erdösi and Senior Product Manager, James Flamant, will guide you through the key features and benefits of our new CF ETH Staking Series.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

1 mins read
Market Recap: Smart Contracts Lead Crypto’s Strong Finish

Our market recap report offers a brief summary of the blockchain economic categories and their recent price performance amid a broader market landscape.

Gabriel Selby
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

2 mins read
Calculation Failure for CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index on Tuesday, December 26th, 2023

The Administrator reports the occurrence of a Calculation Failure for the CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index (Excess Return) (CFCMEBEF_BE) on Tuesday, December 26th, 2023.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

1 mins read
CF Benchmarks Quarterly Attribution Reports - December 2023

Thoroughly dissect and comprehend the performance of our flagship portfolio indices at the constituent, category, sub-category and segment levels.

Gabriel Selby
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

3 mins read
Optimizing Capital Efficiency in Replicating the BRRNY for the Creation and Redemption of Shares for US Spot Bitcoin ETFs

CME CF Constituent Exchange Liquidity During the Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant Observation Window of 1500 to 1600 ET Pending US Spot Bitcoin ETFs The anticipation of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. has continued to drive interest in bitcoin globally. Since BlackRock first filed an S-1 registration statement on June 15th, 2023 the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant (BRRNY) has traded up from $25,401.77 to $41,842.42 (1), an increase of almost 65%. There has been much s

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 19: Spotlight on the CF Meta Lab GameFi Index, with Meta Lab product chief Yubao Flora Lou

On the latest episode of CFB Talks Digital Assets, we’re fortunate to be joined by Yubao Flora Lou, Chief Product Officer of Meta Lab HK, the fast-growing digital assets unit of China's Harvest Global Investments.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

1 mins read
Market Recap: November 2023

Our market recap report offers a brief summary of the blockchain economic categories and their recent price performance amid a broader market landscape.

Gabriel Selby
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

1 mins read
CF Benchmarks launches the regulated CF ETH Staking Reward Rate

As a regulated benchmark under the UK Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) framework, compatible with the EU BMR, the CF ETH Staking Reward Rate is designed to promote replicability, representativeness and manipulation resistance, for financial product providers engaging in non-custodial staking.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

6 mins read