Weekly Index Highlights, August 25, 2025
Altcoins led gains with Solana up 12.93% and Ethereum 11.02%. DeFi and Web3 indices outperformed, while large caps rallied. Diversified indices beat free-float peers, showing concentration in top layer-1s. Volatility skew stayed defensive, reflecting caution despite strong price action.
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CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 89
This is the Summer Catch-Up Edition, a stop-gap issue for the vacation season. Inside, you'll find a selection of recent institutionally relevant crypto developments, and a curated a set of CFB articles covering some of the most significant events in our space of the last few months.
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Addition of Constituent Exchanges for the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products
Addition of Constituent Exchanges for the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products
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Addition of Constituent Exchanges for the CF Digital Asset Index Family - Single CFAsset Series
Addition of Constituent Exchanges for the CF Digital Asset Index Family - Single CFAsset Series
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CFB Talks Digital Assets Episode 48: John Todaro on Wall Street’s Crypto Embrace: IPOs, Treasuries & Regulatory Clarity
Crypto IPO activity is heating up, corporate treasuries are accumulating at an accelerating pace, and with the Clarity Act bringing long-awaited regulatory certainty, institutional adoption is poised to accelerate into the end of 2025.
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MicroBit launches Bitcoin and Ether Spot ETFs in Hong Kong, powered by CF Benchmarks’ Asia Pacific indices
First dual launch of spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in Hong Kong this year offers unified, regulated access to the top two digital assets, plus ETH staking
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Weekly Index Highlights, August 18, 2025
Altcoins rallied, led by Cardano and Chainlink, while large caps stalled. Web3 and Infrastructure tokens showed strength as culture tokens lagged. ETH staking rewards fell. Rising USDT funding and shifting volatility skews point to higher borrowing demand and downside hedging.
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Nasdaq Crypto Index Family - Reconstitution Announcement
The Calculation Agent announces that the reconstitution of the Nasdaq Crypto Index Family will take place on September 2nd 2025.
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CF Digital Asset Index Family Multi Asset Series Reconstitution Announcement
The Administrator announces that the Reconstitution of the CF Digital Asset Index Family Multi Asset Series will take place on September 2nd 2025.
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Weekly Index Highlights, August 11, 2025
Markets rallied last week, with 7.6% gains in the CF Broad Cap and Large Cap (Diversified) indices. DeFi (+13.64%) and Digital Culture (+13.51%) led thematic sectors, while Web 3.0 Smart Contract Platforms (+9.79%) also advanced up, reflecting renewed investor interest in high-beta market segments.
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CF Benchmarks Newsletter Issue 88
Given how fast US Bitcoin ETFs became the most successful ETF debuts ever, before the SEC approved in-kind creation and redemption, some observers have suggested the prohibition had little-to-no bearing on demand.
Ken Odeluga
Weekly Index Highlights, August 4, 2025
Last week, markets broadly declined: Large and Broad Cap indices fell 5.50% and 5.72%. High-beta themes tumbled— the CF Digital Culture Composite dropped 13.58% and the CF DeFi Composite slid 12.51%. Solana (–14.50%) and Avalanche (–19.55%) lagged, while Bitcoin was most resilient (–3.71%).
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