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Ether posts strong returns of 11.9% in May and 2020 gains hit 82.5%

2020 gains continue for Ether through May but Ether-Dollar Reference Rate shows the second largest crypto is still in negative territory (-9.3%) over the past 12-monthsReturns since ETH hit

Bitcoin Returns 7.7% in May and 32.6% for 2020

May saw the BRR almost touch $10,000, hitting a month high of $9,952 on May 8, on that day the BRR showed Bitcoin returned a staggering 96.6%

CF Benchmarks Launches Indices for Tezos, Stellar Lumens and EOS

CF Benchmarks will begin publishing benchmark indices for Tezos (XTZ), Stellar Lumens (XLM) and EOS (EOS) to USD from today. Each asset will be represented by both a once a

ETH returns 61% in April, the best monthly return since May 2019 (64%), recovering most of its March losses

ETH remains 24.4% off its 2020 high yet still shows an impressive 60.6% YTD returnAggregate volumes in April (713,389) trail March (934,680) but were still significantly

Bitcoin recovers most of its March losses, but remains 14.4% below its 2020 high

BRR shows Bitcoin recovers most of its March losses, on April 30th BRR was $8848.5 sitting just 3.1% below the March high of $9127.1 set on March

Website improvements

At CF Benchmarks, we're always trying to improve our infrastructure. One area we've been focusing recently is our website. Last year we spent some time revamping the site. We gave

BRR sees record volumes as Bitcoin falls 24.6% in March

BRR sees record monthly volumes of 103,765 XBT traded in March, more than double FebruaryOver 14,000 XBT were traded on March 13th - Black FridayBitcoin ends the month

BRR falls 7.5% in Feb'20 on strongest monthly volumes since July'19

Total aggregate volumes traded in Feb'20 increased by 27.1% vs Jan'20, reaching 44,538 BTC, despite a short monthFeb'20 (44,538 BTC, $434.9M) saw the strongest monthly volumes

Ether-Dollar Reference Rate posts 23.2% return in Feb'20 amidst record breaking volumes

Best monthly return for ETH-USD Reference Rate since May'19 and second best month on recordAggregate volumes in Feb'20 (534,707 ETH, $130.5M) smash all previous records - Dec'18 (457,

Bitcoin climbs 28.7% in Jan, amidst smoother trading volumes than Dec

CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate January 2020Aggregate volume captured by the BRR in Jan '20 15% lower than Dec '19 Highest volume day in (Jan 14) saw 42% less volume

Announcement

Amendment to the Potentially Erroneous Data Parameter for the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products

The Administrator announces that the Potentially Erroneous Data Parameter for all indices within the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products will be amended on February 10th 2020.

Announcement

Amendment to the Potentially Erroneous Data Parameter for the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family

The Administrator announces that the Potentially Erroneous Data Parameter for all indices within the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family will be amended on February 10th 2020.

Announcement

Announcement of Changes to the Order Size Cap Parameter for CF Spot Rates

The Administrator announces that the Order Size Cap Parameter utilised in the calculation of the CF Spot Rates will be dynamically calculated on December 2nd 2019. This will replace the static caps that are currently utilised.

Announcement

Announcement of Changes to the Order Size Cap Parameter for CME CF Real Time Indices

The Administrator announces that the Order Size Cap Parameter utilised in the calculation of the CME CF Real Time Indices (RTI) will be dynamically calculated on December 2nd 2019. This will replace the static caps that are currently utilised.

Announcement

Announcing the Addition of Coinbase as a Constituent Exchange to Further Indices

The Administrator announces it will include Coinbase as a constituent exchange to a number of indices on October 28, 2019.

Announcement

CF Benchmarks Authorised and Regulated by the FCA under EU BMR

CF Benchmarks becomes first cryptocurrency index provider to receive FCA authorisation. Will allow asset managers and trading firms to create cryptocurrency products and funds, including ETFs, in compliance with European regulation.

Gemini to be included as a Constituent Exchange to the CME CF and CF Index Families

The Administrator announces it will include Gemini as a constituent exchange to a number of indices on August 30, 2019. From around 1630 London time the following indices include orders from Gemini as input data: CME CF Bitcoin Real Time IndexCME CF Ether-Dollar Real

CF Benchmarks adds Gemini as Constituent Exchange to Reference Rate Underpinning CME Bitcoin Futures, Other Indices

PRESS RELEASE LONDON, August 8th 2019 – CF Benchmarks, the leading cryptocurrency index provider formerly known as Crypto Facilities Indices, today announced it is adding the market data of Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, to its eight cryptocurrency indices. This

Gemini to be added as a Constituent Exchange to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products

The Administrator announces it will include Gemini as a constituent exchange to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products on August 30 2019. At around 1630 London time the CME CF

Gemini to be added as a Constituent Exchange to the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family

The Administrator announces it will include Gemini as a constituent exchange to the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family on August 30 2019. At around 1630 London time the CF Bitcoin Cash-Dollar Spot Rate and CF Litecon-Dollar Spot Rate will include orders from Gemini as input

itBit to be included as a Constituent Exchange to the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate and CME CF Ether-Dollar Real Time Index

The Administrator announces it will include itBit as a constituent exchange to the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate and the CME CF Ether-Dollar Real Time Index on July 15 2019.

Constituent Exchanges to CF Cryptocurrency Index Family Inaccessible for a Period on July 2nd 2019

The Administrator wishes to inform users of the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family that both the websites and API’s of some of the Constituent Exchanges from which the Administrator utilises orderbooks and transactions as input data to the calculation of the indices were inaccessible

Bitfinex Removed from CF Ripple-Bitcoin Settlement Price and CF Ripple-Bitcoin Spot Rate

The Administrator confirms that Bitfinex was removed from the CF Ripple Bitcoin Settlement Price and the CF Ripple Bitcoin Spot Rate at 1645 LDN today following the announcement made on June 18th 2019

Constituent Exchanges to CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Inaccessible for a Period on July 2nd 2019

The Administrator wishes to inform users of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products that both the websites and API’s of some of the Constituent Exchanges from which the Administrator utilises orderbooks and transactions as input data to the calculation of the indices were

Announcement of the Removal of Bitfinex as a Constituent Exchange to the CF Ripple-Bitcoin Settlement Price and CF Ripple-Bitcoin Spot Rate

The Administrator shall implement the removal of Bitfinex as a constituent exchange to the CF Ripple-Bitcoin Settlement Price and the CF Ripple-Bitcoin Spot Rate on July 2nd 2019 at around 1630 LDN time. This means from that time Bitfinex will no longer contribute to