CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 100
Product news is led by CME Group's launch of three new crypto futures contracts and BlackRock's filing for the iShares Premium-Income Bitcoin ETF.
Ken Odeluga
CME Launches CFB-Powered Cardano, Chainlink and Lumens Futures
CME adds Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Lumens (XLM) to its suite of CF Benchmarks-settled crypto futures.
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Weekly Index Highlights, February 9, 2026
Risk aversion deepened further during the recent week as majors fell hard again, with Bitcoin -9.4%, Ether -10.5%, and Solana-16.1%. Our BVXS implied volatility gauge repriced defensively, while BTC front-end funding surged. Among more positive outcomes, APT Staking bucked the tape, +17.9%.
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Selloff Spotlights CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index’s (BVXS) Role as Risk Barometer
Just like in the current sell-off, BVXS makes sudden regime shifts legible, with single, daily reference rates that institutional professionals can rely on.
Ken Odeluga
CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 53: Bitwise's Juan Leon on the 2026 Playbook: allocator adoption, regulatory catalysts, and production
We’re delighted to welcome Juan Leon, Senior Strategist at Bitwise, to the CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast!
Ken Odeluga
CF Benchmarks Introduces CF Factor Data, Enabling Institutional-Grade Factor-Based Crypto Investing for the First Time
The logical next step towards our goal of enabling practical deployment of our crypto factor model is executable portfolio constructions that provide targeted factor exposure.
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Policy Paralysis, Fed Fog & Shutdown Risks Extend Sell-Off
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
Weekly Index Highlights, February 2, 2026
Crypto risk appetite weakened further into the start of February, with broad-based selling hitting high-beta first: Ether slid 20% with Bitcoin -12%. Finance tokens were relatively resilient in our CF DACS universe, but BTC implied volatility rose even as USDT funding rates eased (SIRB -116.1 bp).
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Weekly Index Highlights, January 26, 2026
Digital assets slid in the most recent week, with large caps decisively lower. BTC fell -4.7% with ETH -8.9%. Downside Beta led factor returns, +2.7%, while the Culture Sub-Category at -2.4% was least-bad in the CF DACS universe. USDT funding rose ~100 bps, while BTC's 1-week rate slipped to 1.17%.
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CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 99
The CLARITY Act car crash • Morgan Stanley's crypto ETF filings • Bitwise has had a busy few weeks • Nasdaq + CME deepen crypto partnership • Another IBIT feeder fund • And much more
Ken Odeluga
Addition of USD Coin-Dollar Settlement Prices to the CF Digital Asset Index Family
The Administrator announces the addition of USD Coin-Dollar Settlement Prices to the CF Digital Asset Index Family - Single Asset Series.
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Weekly Index Highlights, January 19, 2026
Digital assets advanced over the most recent week, led by Bitcoin, +4.2%, and Ether, +7.0%. Among CF DACS Sub-Categories, Culture averaged +11.6%. Meanwhile, our CME CF implied volatility gauge, BVXS, ebbed, even as realized ticked higher, and BTC front-end rates fell 329 bps as USDT funding firmed.
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