Results of Consultation for Proposed Methodology Changes to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates and Confirmation of Implementation
The Administrator conducted a consultation with index users and market participants concerning proposed methodology changes to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates. between 1000 LDN May 4th and 1600 LDN May 18th. There were no responses received to this consultation and nor were there any queries regarding any aspects of the proposed change. The Administrator can now confirm it will implement the changes proposed Implementation Date The Administrator has been conducting extensive testin
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CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 34
By way of consolation, BTC continued to levitate above May’s $29k-handle lows.
Ken Odeluga
SEC restarts the clock on WisdomTree ETF decision
Quite often, the Commission simply needs to ‘restart the clock’, to afford itself more time for consideration
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CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 33
The latest CF Benchmarks-powered planned Bitcoin ETF to be tapped for SEC review is Anthony Scaramucci’s First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF.
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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.
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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
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
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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