The Administrator announces that Bitstamp will be added as a CME CF Constituent Exchange for CME CF Sui-Dollar indices from February 23rd, 2026.
From approximately 11:00 UTC on February 23rd, 2026, transaction and order book data from Bitstamp will be included as input data in the calculation of the CME CF Sui-Dollar indices named below.

In accordance with the Administrator's policies, the process for the addition of Bitstamp as a CME CF Constituent Exchange for the CME CF Sui-Dollar Indices was reviewed by the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Oversight Committee.
Questions or queries regarding this process should be directed to [email protected].
Any complaints regarding this process may be submitted confidentially by writing to [email protected].
This item repeats an announcement published on Monday February 16th, at 18:43 GMT. The initial announcement contained formatting errors. Both items contain the same information.
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