CF Benchmarks
Benchmark prices and indices of high integrity are essential to the development of the cryptocurrency asset class and its continued adoption by ever more individual and institutional investors. CF Benchmarks indices power a wide range of regulated financial products such as derivatives contracts, investment funds and structured products. We enable adoption of the digital asset class by combining tried and tested techniques with concepts unique to cryptocurrencies.
Our Bitcoin and Ether real-time and reference rates power CME Group's dollar-settled cryptocurrency futures and options contracts.
CF Benchmarks is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority as a registered Benchmark Administrator (FRN 847100) under the UK Benchmarks Regulation. CF Benchmarks is the leading cryptocurrency index provider regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.
CF Large Cap Index: Returns & Composition, January 1st 2023 - September 30th 2025
21Shares’ Federico Brokate on Staking, Solana, and how to win in the coming altcoin ETF flood
Bitwise's Rasmussen on the new SEC cliffhanger, Ethereum's renaissance, and BTC eyeing $1.3M by 2035
Reconstitution Recap: Q3 2025
John Todaro on Wall Street’s Crypto Embrace: IPOs, Treasuries & Regulatory Clarity
Q3 2025 Outlook Special; 'Alpha in the Aftermath: Moving Beyond the 60/40'
CFB Index Bytes Episode 05: CF Factor Intelligence
Evolve's Elliot Johnson on the second wave of North American crypto ETFs
CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate - New York Variant: Explainer Video
CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant: Explainer Video
Reconstitution Recap: Q2 2025
3iQ's Pascal St-Jean on crypto's next institutional watershed: SOL staking, and beyond
What's next for CME Group in crypto, after Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP?
FalconX's David Lawant on the Tariff Aftermath, and What to Watch in The Next 100 Days
CFB Index Bytes Episode 04: CF Classification Series
Macro Tension and Crypto Momentum: Inside the Q2 Market Outlook
CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rate: Explainer Video
Matt Hougan on Bitcoin’s New Bull, Strategic Reserves, and 60/30/10 portfolios
Executive Orders & Market Disorders - Q1 2025 Market Review
Reconstitution Recap: Q1 2025
CFB Index Bytes Episode 03: CF Capitalization Series
Bitcoin and Ether made EZPZ with Franklin’s Roger Bayston and David Mann
Ink Founder Andrew Koller on Memes, tokenized RWAs, and Ethereum's approach to scaling
Crypto’s Attorney: Marco Santori on De-Banking, a Crypto Strategic Reserve, and CFTC rumors
Goodbye to ‘Random Walks’: How CF Benchmarks built a robust Factor Model for Digital Assets
Market-Making AI Agents and the New Crypto ETF Regime: Welcome to 2025!
Bond Vigilantes, AI Agents and The Stablecoin Takeover - CFB 2025 Outlook Special
Bitcoin hits $100k, altcoins surge, and Gensler quits - Get CFB’s Q4 review
Bitcoin ETF Options are here! Featuring FalconX’s David Lawant and Nello Cafcules
CFB Talks Digital Assets Ep 31: CF Benchmarks’ Q4 Market Outlook as the Trump 2.0 Era begins