Digital Asset Allocation made easy
CF Benchmarks helps pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors navigate the digital asset class and make more informed investment decisions through comprehensive frameworks, tools and price benchmarks to construct, manage and assess their portfolios
Navigate the Blockchain Economy and Understand Exposures of Digital Assets
The Digital Asset universe is constituted of a diverse range of Assets with differing characteristics, use cases and applications. The lack of a coherent classification system by which to segment this universe, understand its constitution and map exposures of digital assets to real world use cases and differing economic activities severely limited any quantitative analysis of the asset class. The CF Digital Asset Classification Structure (CF DACS) gives investors a simple, comprehensive and evergreen framework by which to attribute performance to real world activities and adoption.
Benchmark Digital Asset Pricing
Regulated price benchmarks for all liquid digital assets where underlying transaction data is sourced from multiple reputable crypto exchanges that conform to strict criteria that cover market surveillance, AMLKYC and legal compliance to deliver high integrity price benchmarks that can stand up to the most stringent scrutiny.
Benchmark Portfolio Index Families
Regulated portfolio benchmarks that measure the price performance of specific digital asset exposures including; capitalization ranges, economic sectors and blockchain ecosystem categories utilising portfolio construction techniques that drive comprehensive exposure and weighting techniques that mitigate liquidity, operational and concentration risks.
Readily available data through major data vendors
CF Benchmarks provides key index analytics on its website in real time to give index users an up to date picture of price action dynamics and volume flows.
CME CF BRR is published and disseminated through major vendor platforms
- Bloomberg: BRR GO
- Refinitiv: .BRR
- CME MDP and DataMine
Highlighted products
CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR)The CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) is a once a day benchmark index price for Bitcoin that aggregates trade data from multiple Bitcoin-USD markets operated by major cryptocurrency exchanges that conform to the CME CF Constituent Exchange Criteria.
CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant (BRRNY)The CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant (BRRNY) is a once a day benchmark index price for Bitcoin that aggregates trade data from multiple Bitcoin-USD markets operated by major cryptocurrency exchanges that conform to the CME CF Constituent Exchange Criteria.
CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference RateThe CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate (ETHUSD_RR) is a once a day benchmark index price for Ether that aggregates trade data from multiple Ether-USD markets operated by major cryptocurrency exchanges that conform to the CME CF Constituent Exchange Criteria
CF Bitcoin Interest Rate (BIRC)The CF Bitcoin Interest Rate Curve (BIRC) is intended to measure the underlying economic reality of cryptocurrency borrowing and lending, whether outright or implied in traded instruments.
CF Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVX)The CF Bitcoin Volatility Real Time Index (BVX) is a once a second benchmark representing a forward looking, 30-day constant maturity measure of implied volatility based on CFTC regulated Bitcoin option contracts traded on the CME.
CF Large Cap IndexThe CF Large Cap Index (CFFLCLDN_RR_TR) is a liquid investible benchmark portfolio index designed to track the performance of large-cap digital assets.
CF Broad Cap IndexThe CF Diversified Broad Cap Index (CFDBCLDN_RR_TR) is a liquid investible benchmark portfolio index designed to track the performance of diversified exposure to a broad portfolio of the digital asset class.
CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Futures IndexThe CF Rolling CME Bitcoin Futures Index (CFCMBTCF_BTC) is a means of replicating the USD returns of holding physical Bitcoins through Bitcoin-USD futures contracts that allow investors to seek USD price exposure to Bitcoin.
CF Staking SeriesThe CF ETH Staking Series and CF SOL Staking Series serve as a transparent and representative indicator of the daily realised reward associated with the staking of digital assets. They serve investors in providing an accurate measure of the economic incentives associated with a specific PoS network.
CF Digital Asset Classification Structure (CF DACS)The CF DACS classifies coins and tokens based on the services that the associated software protocol delivers to end users, grouping assets by the role they play in delivering services to end users.
Value and Momentum Outperform in Q2 Rally
The CF Benchmarks' Factor Report applies a robust multi-factor model to digital assets, enabling investors to track key drivers of crypto returns (Market, Size, Value, Momentum, Growth, Downside Beta, and Liquidity) and understand how these factors evolve across different market regimes.
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Alpha in the Aftermath: Moving Beyond the 60/40
Regulatory clarity is poised to support digital assets despite macro headwinds. The GENIUS Act greenlights USD stablecoins, while the SEC moves to fast-track multi-token spot ETFs. Corporate treasuries may add ETH and SOL, as tokenized equities lift block demand and staking yields.
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REX-Osprey Launches First US Solana + Staking ETF, Powered by CF Benchmarks
REX-Osprey Solana + Staking ETF (SSK) is the first ETF to deliver spot Solana (SOL) exposure alongside direct, on-chain staking rewards in a regulated investment vehicle.
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