what's CF Benchmarks?
CF Benchmarks is a UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-regulated benchmark administrator that develops and maintains high-integrity indices for the cryptocurrency asset class. Their indices, such as the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and Ether-Dollar Reference Rate, aggregate data from major crypto exchanges to provide reliable, manipulation-resistant pricing benchmarks. These are used for settling derivatives, valuing investment funds, and supporting institutional adoption of digital assets. By applying traditional indexing methodologies adapted for crypto's unique characteristics, CF Benchmarks ensures transparency, replicability, and regulatory compliance. Their products power financial instruments globally and include real-time indices like the Bitcoin Real Time Index (BRTI), facilitating precise valuations and risk management in the evolving crypto markets.
CF Benchmarks provides custody, wallets, infrastructure for Hashi, a Bitcoin platform on Sui Network.
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x.com/cfbenchmarksProvides custody, wallets, and infrastructure for Hashi, a Bitcoin finance platform built on Sui Network.
$LCAP becomes the first large-cap index token to list on a centralized exchange, now available on Kraken and powered by Reserve protocol.
Kraken Institutional hosts a Strategist Call on November 12 at 3:00-4:00PM UTC featuring CF Benchmarks' research team providing insights on macro trends, digital assets, and institutional activity.
CFBenchmarks analysts participated in Kraken Institutional's Strategist Call, providing analysis on market dynamics and institutional behavior in an on-demand session.
Provides benchmarking services for $LCAP (CF Large Cap DTF), offering fully collateralized onchain exposure to 95% of crypto market cap on Base. Serves as the regulated data source for Kalshi's crypto price markets, providing price benchmarks that aggregate data from multiple exchanges with transparent, published methodologies.