Post CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 41 Evolve ETFs headlines institutional reorientation to the asset class again, this time with Evolve Cryptocurrencies ETF.
Post Bitcoin, Ether ‘commodity’ ETF prospects on track SEC Chair Gensler said nothing in the WaPo interview to suggest that his views have changed.
Post Australia’s ASIC prepares ground for crypto ETFs with CF Benchmarks-like policies The similarities between ASIC’s proposals and the wording and substance of CF Benchmarks policies and methodologies are striking.
newsletter CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 40 Summer’s done, and the waiting game for that elusive U.S. Bitcoin ETF continues. We thought it high time to update our round-up of CFB-powered filings.
Keeping tabs on CF Benchmarks-powered U.S. BTC ETFs - Part II An update on the crypto ETF paperwork that’s been piling up on the SEC’s desk for almost every month of the year.
Post How the BRR Liquidity Complex empowers big banks to create regulated Bitcoin products Our latest whitepaper shows how BRR-powered ETFs within the BRR’s ecosystem of institutional liquidity bridge the regulatory divide to big bank Bitcoin products
newsletter CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 39 With multi-asset ETFs looking increasingly like the next logical frontier of accessibility, CF Benchmarks-administered Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) was also named in a new filing.
Bitcoin ETF Bitcoin futures ETFs with end-to-end regulation in focus Accepting that the series of the statements has been a coherent, deliberate build-up to Gensler’s August remarks, the probability—if not the inevitability—of the SEC approving a form of Bitcoin ETF in the relatively near future appears to increase.
newsletter CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 38 These are Gensler’s least equivocal remarks yet on this topic, indicating a potential line of least resistance.
Announcement CF Benchmarks launches Settlement Price and Spot Rate indices for DeFi coins UNI and COMP, plus utility tokens ADA and FIL Decentralised finance (DeFi) is receiving one of its strongest corroborations yet as a force to be reckoned with across the established financial world as CF Benchmarks brings its regulated Benchmark Methodology to prices for Uniswap and Compound
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.
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.
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.
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.
Post CF Benchmarks Recap - Issue 32 Beyond market shock and awe, institutional convergence has barely appeared to miss a step
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).
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
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.
