CF Benchmarks Ultra Cap 5 - Constituent Changes and Weights
The Administrator announces the final portfolio composition and index weights for the CF Ultra Cap 5 Index. Additions * Chainlink (LINK) Removals * Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Final Portfolio & Weights * Bitcoin - 75.57% * Ether - 15.94% * Ripple XRP - 5.66% * Litecoin 1.49% * Chainlink 1.34% Portfolio and weight changes will be come into effect at the Rebalance Implementation Point - 1600 New York time on Friday, November 27th. Should any index users have any questions or queries pleas
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CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 9
The most prevalent cryptocurrency by full market cap has yet to reach ardent peaks near $20,000 from December 2017, but aspects of the same heady atmosphere as then, around crypto, Wall St. and Main St, are making a return.
Ken Odeluga
Crypto index adds missing LINK
LINK’s full market capitalisation has evidently shot up to around $12.52bn, reflecting an eye-watering price rise of almost 400% so far in 2020
Ken Odeluga
CF Benchmarks Ultra Cap 5 - Constituent Review
The Administrator announces portfolio composition changes to the CF Ultra Cap 5 Index in light of the November 2020 constituent review carried out in accordance with the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family - Multi Asset Ground Rules Additions * Chainlink (LINK) Removals * Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Final Portfolio & Pricing Sources * Bitcoin (CME CF BRTI) * Chainlink (CF LINKUSD_RTI) * Ether (CME CF ETHUSD_RTI) * Litecoin (CF LTCUSD_RTI) * Ripple XRP (CF XRPUSD_RTI) The weights for each con
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Bitcoin Cash eyes soft landing after hard fork
Ultimately, this switch could have brought about major changes to the Benchmark known as Bitcoin Cash, trading under the ticker ‘BCH’.
Ken Odeluga
CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 8
Broader market cheer that lifted the S&P 500 to its best levels in 10 weeks in recent days underscores the extent to which major crypto is now a part of the same sphere.
Ken Odeluga
Bitcoin’s Open Interest Question
Volatility implied by patterns of trade in Bitcoin options indicated little expectation among sophisticated market of participants that prices would reach $20,000 by year end. Even so, anticipation across the broader market hasn’t entirely diminished.
Ken Odeluga
CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 7
News that the long-planned policy switch for the Ethereum blockchain finally has a hard launch date was arguably more important.
Ken Odeluga
Not quite a crypto cliff-hanger
Though a clear election end point may still be days away, as votes continue to be counted, wrangled over, and possibly even argued over in court, it’s clear that stocks and other risky assets—including crypto—are taking cues from clear probabilities and a handful of certainties in the bag so far.
Ken Odeluga
CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 6
When the history of cryptocurrencies’ slow but steady progress to the mainstream is written, it may contain a section covering former sceptics who underwent a damascene conversion.
Ken Odeluga
CME‘s Bitcoin growth is a low-key big splash
It’s no surprise that corporate pressures and market tailwinds that have catalysed rising crypto demand, have helped contract volumes of CME’s dollar-settled futures in Bitcoin
Ken Odeluga
CF Benchmarks Recap Newsletter - Issue 5
The $239bn group with 346 million active users will instantly become the biggest enabler of consumer crypto adoption by virtue of being the largest retail platform with digital assets on its network.
Ken Odeluga