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Keeping tabs on CF Benchmarks-supported U.S. Bitcoin ETF applications

To help keep tabs on the CF Benchmarks-powered Bitcoin ETF applications so far, we’ve put together the table below.

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

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Nasdaq Crypto Index - Reconstitution and Rebalance Announcement

The Calculation Agent announces that there will be 2 new constituents of the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) when the index is re-constituted on June 1st 2021: Filecoin and Uniswap.  In accordance with the methodology the constituents and their respective free float supplies observed at 23:59:59 UTC on May 24th are: Asset Ticker Free Float Supply Bitcoin Cash BCH 12760087.04 Bitcoin BTC 14878243.37 Ethereum ETH 106448409.10 Filecoin FIL 81655129.94 Chainlink LINK 359950448.31 Litecoi

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Consultation on Methodology Changes to CF Cryptocurrency Settlement Prices Now Open

The Administrator announces that  a consultation on proposed changes to the methodology for the below benchmarks has begun * CF Bitcoin Dollar US Settlement Price * CF Litecoin Dollar Settlement Price * CF Bitcoin Cash Dollar Settlement Price * CF Ripple XRP Dollar Settlement Price * CF Chainlink Dollar Settlement Price * CF EOS Dollar Settlement Price * CF Tezos Dollar Settlement Price * CF Stellar Lumens Dollar Settlement Price * CF Cosmos Dollar Settlement Price * CF Algorand Dolla

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CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 32

Beyond market shock and awe, institutional convergence has barely appeared to miss a step

Ken Odeluga
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Ken Odeluga

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CF Benchmarks launches Settlement Price and Spot Rate indices for ALGO, ATOM, BAT and DAI

CF Benchmarks is launching new benchmark indices for ALGO, ATOM, BAT and DAI.

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CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rate Methodology Change Consultation Closed

The Administrator confirms that the methodology change consultation for potential changes to the Methodology for the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates has now closed. The results of the consultation and the Administrators final decision on the proposed changes will be announced shortly.

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CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 31

The SEC has reaffirmed its preference for regulated Bitcoin prices (aka BRR) and regulated Bitcoin futures (aka CME Bitcoin Futures).

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

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Update to CF Cryptocurrency Index Family - Multi Asset Series Ground Rules

The Administrator announces an update to the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family - Multi Asset Series Ground Rules has now been published. The impacted benchmarks are: CF Cryptocurrency Ultra Cap 5 The updated rules come into effect immediately and oversight to these changes was provided by the CF Oversight Function

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CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 30

Anthony Scaramucci’s First Trust Skybridge Bitcoin ETF Trust officially named CF Bitcoin US Settlement Price as proposed NAV calculation index

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

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The consultation on changes to the methodology of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates is now open

The consultation on proposed changes to the methodology for the CME CF References Rates is now open and will impact the following benchmarks only: · CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) · CME CF Ether Dollar Reference Rate (ETHUSD_RR) The Administrator proposes changes relating to the below sections of the Methodology only · Section 5 - Contingency Calculation Rules · A new Section 6 – Restatement & Republishing · A new Section 7 – Market Failure Events The proposed changes are provided be

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CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 29

For the last several months there’s really been only one game in the institutional crypto town, and it’s all about those steps to a potential first U.S. Bitcoin ETF

Ken Odeluga
Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

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The CF Benchmarks-powered ETFs at the top of the SEC’s queue

The fact that two of the three Bitcoin ETF filings under active review at the SEC propose to use a CF Benchmarks index as their daily valuation price is welcome, to say the least, and may turn out to be significant.

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Ken Odeluga

Ken Odeluga

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