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CF Benchmarks Newsletter - Issue 65

The chief beneficiary of shifting spot Bitcoin fund allocations is BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, the biggest member of our ‘BRRNY Six', in assets under management (AuM) terms.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

8 mins read
Suitability Analysis of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - Asia Pacific Variant as a Basis for Regulated Financial Products

This paper seeks to understand whether the regulated CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – Asia Pacific Variant (BRRAP) achieves the qualities required of a benchmark: being representative of the underlying market, resistant to manipulation, and replicable by market participants.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

12 mins read
Market Recap: Spot ETFs Ignite Fund Inflows as Prices Idle

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
CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate - New York Variant: Explainer Video

The CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate - New York Variant (ETHUSD_NY) is a once a day benchmark index price for Ether that aggregates trade data from multiple Ether-USD markets operated by major cryptocurrency exchanges that conform to the CME CF Constituent Exchange Criteria.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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Service Notification Update: CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Futures and CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index Publication Delay - (RESOLVED)

Service Notification Update: CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Futures and CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index Publication Delay - (RESOLVED)

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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Service Notification: CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Futures and CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index Publication Delay

Service Notification: CF Rolling CME Ether Futures and CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Ether Basket Futures Index Publication Delay

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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CF Benchmarks Newsletter - Issue 64

Even a cursory examination of volume and flow data shuts down suggestions that the establishment of this new investment product class happened with anything short of demand that was quantifiably above historical norms. (AKA, it was a crushing success.)

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

19 mins read
CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant: Explainer Video

Institutional investors rely on the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant (BRRNY), the most liquid price of Bitcoin - REPRESENTATIVE of the market, RESISTANT to manipulation and REPLICABLE by market participants.

CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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Bitcoin: A Universal Store of Value for the Digital Age

The CF Benchmarks research team explores how Bitcoin functions as a decentralized digital asset, its potential as a portfolio diversifier, and the investment case for adding Bitcoin to portfolios.

Gabriel Selby
Gabriel Selby

Gabriel Selby

1 mins read
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.

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CF Benchmarks

CF Benchmarks

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