Announcement ProFunds launches First U.S. Bitcoin Mutual Fund – with CF Benchmarks-powered Performance Index BTCFX instantly becomes the first widely available U.S. cryptocurrency fund – distinct from numerous crypto funds that are only available to accredited investors. This fact alone makes the news a true watershed moment for Bitcoin and crypto.
Announcement CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates Methodology Change Further to the previous announcement the Administrator wishes to remind index users that the methodology for the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates will be changed on July 30th 2021 at
crypto asset management CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 37 NYDIG will handle the BTC, etc., avoiding the regulatory uncertainty U.S. banks face in an increasingly crypto world.
Results of Consultation for Proposed Methodology Changes to the CF Cryptocurrency Settlement Prices and Confirmation of Implementation The Administrator conducted a consultation with index users and market participants concerning proposed methodology changes to the CF Cryptocurrency Settlement Prices. between 1000 LDN May 24th and 1600 LDN June
bitcoin CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 36 Backed by the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, QBTC11 joins the ranks of the most trustworthy, fully regulated crypto assets in the world, bringing the convenience of the simplified ETF wrapper to Brazilian investors.
bitcoin SEC rewinds more Bitcoin ETF reviews The SEC is continuing to take its time to decide whether or not to (finally) approve one of the weighty Bitcoin ETF applications on its desk.
crypto asset management CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 35 Texas-based Victory Capital, an $157bn AuM investment manager, is set to launch assets referencing the CF Benchmarks-devised and calculated Nasdaq Crypto Index.
bitcoin SEC warns on Bitcoin futures funds, not ETFs A close examination of the commission’s recent warnings suggests that its concerns won't have a great deal of bearing on Bitcoin ETF decisions.
Announcement Results of Consultation for Proposed Methodology Changes to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates and Confirmation of Implementation The Administrator conducted a consultation with index users and market participants concerning proposed methodology changes to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates. between 1000 LDN May 4th and 1600 LDN
Post CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 34 By way of consolation, BTC continued to levitate above May’s $29k-handle lows.
crypto asset management SEC restarts the clock on WisdomTree ETF decision Quite often, the Commission simply needs to ‘restart the clock’, to afford itself more time for consideration
Post CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 33 The latest CF Benchmarks-powered planned Bitcoin ETF to be tapped for SEC review is Anthony Scaramucci’s First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF.
Keeping tabs on CF Benchmarks-supported U.S. Bitcoin ETF applications To help keep tabs on the CF Benchmarks-powered Bitcoin ETF applications so far, we’ve put together the table below.
Nasdaq Crypto Index - Reconstitution and Rebalance Announcement The Calculation Agent announces that there will be 2 new constituents of the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) when the index is re-constituted on June 1st 2021: Filecoin and Uniswap. In
Consultation on Methodology Changes to CF Cryptocurrency Settlement Prices Now Open The Administrator announces that a consultation on proposed changes to the methodology for the below benchmarks has begun CF Bitcoin Dollar US Settlement PriceCF Litecoin Dollar Settlement PriceCF Bitcoin Cash
Post CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 32 Beyond market shock and awe, institutional convergence has barely appeared to miss a step
Announcement CF Benchmarks launches Settlement Price and Spot Rate indices for ALGO, ATOM, BAT and DAI CF Benchmarks is launching new benchmark indices for ALGO, ATOM, BAT and DAI.
CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rate Methodology Change Consultation Closed The Administrator confirms that the methodology change consultation for potential changes to the Methodology for the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates has now closed. The results of the consultation and
CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 31 The SEC has reaffirmed its preference for regulated Bitcoin prices (aka BRR) and regulated Bitcoin futures (aka CME Bitcoin Futures).
Update to CF Cryptocurrency Index Family - Multi Asset Series Ground Rules The Administrator announces an update to the CF Cryptocurrency Index Family - Multi Asset Series Ground Rules has now been published. The impacted benchmarks are: CF Cryptocurrency Ultra Cap 5
Post CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 30 Anthony Scaramucci’s First Trust Skybridge Bitcoin ETF Trust officially named CF Bitcoin US Settlement Price as proposed NAV calculation index
The consultation on changes to the methodology of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Reference Rates is now open The consultation on proposed changes to the methodology for the CME CF References Rates is now open and will impact the following benchmarks only: · CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR)
CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 29 For the last several months there’s really been only one game in the institutional crypto town, and it’s all about those steps to a potential first U.S. Bitcoin ETF
The CF Benchmarks-powered ETFs at the top of the SEC’s queue The fact that two of the three Bitcoin ETF filings under active review at the SEC propose to use a CF Benchmarks index as their daily valuation price is welcome, to say the least, and may turn out to be significant.
Announcing a Consultation on Changes to the CME CF Reference Rates Methodology The Administrator announces that it will initiate a consultation on proposed changes to the methodology for the CME CF References Rates: · CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) · CME CF Ether
