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Introducing Hashi: a new era of Bitcoin finance on Sui. Bitcoin's market cap exceeds $1 trillion. < 0.5% of it is used in DeFi. Hashi is here to change that, with commitments from industry leaders including BitGo, Bullish, Erebor Bank, FalconX, Fordefi, Ledger, and more.

More transparent BTC-backed financial infrastructure depends on strong market data, pricing, and technical rails. CF Benchmarks is pleased to support Hashi on @SuiNetwork. Read more: cfbenchmarks.com/blog/hashi-bri…

BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) debuted with ~$15M in first-day trading volume, signaling growing institutional demand for yield-bearing digital assets. ETHB references the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate (New York variant) for pricing. Read More: cfbenchmarks.com/blog/blackrock… @BlackRock @iShares

In this episode of Less Noise, More Signal, CFB’s Head of Research, @gxselby, CFA, joined @pahueg to unpack recent Bitcoin price moves, market structure, institutional demand, and the macro forces shaping crypto. open.spotify.com/episode/6jzNIu…

CF Benchmarks is heading to Exchange in Las Vegas! Find us at booth A-032 to discover how our FCA-regulated crypto indices power digital asset investment products for the world's top financial institutions. Day 2 | 11:35am | Primrose Hall, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA joins a panel on 'Beyond Market Concentration: Active ETFs for Today's Market.' Plus don't miss the Atlassian Williams Racing FW48, sponsored by Kraken, on display at our booth. Book a meeting with our team ahead of the event: share.hsforms.com/2jxsN7NkFTz2Db… @krakenfx @KrakenInsto @Sternpeter9 @AlexButler222

77.6% of CF Broad Cap constituents hit 52-week lows in February, the highest reading in the index's history. Settlement outperformed Services and Sectors by nearly 700bps. The Q1 2026 QAR by @gxselby and @MarkPilipczuk breaks down what moved the markets last quarter. cfbenchmarks.com/blog/cf-benchm…

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink, Uniswap. Same portfolio. Very different factor profiles. CF Factor Intelligence, combined with CF DACS, reveals what broad market exposure cannot: ✅ Distinct factor sensitivities across the digital asset taxonomy ✅ Structural tilts in Growth, Size, and Downside Beta ✅ The difference between deliberate factor allocation and unintended exposure Turn implicit crypto allocation into explicit, governed strategy: cfbenchmarks.com/blog/not-all-c… @TheSquareMile @MarkPilipczuk @the_realcis

Digital assets extended their 2026 drawdown in February. Bitcoin broke $60K, the CF Diversified Large Cap Index is down 30%+ on the year, and the BVX spiked four standard deviations. But fund flows reversed, hash rate recovered, and one token was up 24%. @gxselby and @MarkPilipczuk have the full breakdown: cfbenchmarks.com/blog/policy-pa…

Navigating digital assets requires more than headlines - it demands trusted insight. CFB Insights delivers data-driven analysis, benchmark performance, and market intelligence - twice monthly. Built for institutions. Backed by data. Explore latest issue! 6693156.hs-sites.com/insights-that-…

Record low sentiment. Bitcoin down 46%. Altcoins crushed. But four things are quietly shifting that could reshape the outlook for digital assets in the months ahead. Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA (@gxselby ), and Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk (@MarkPilipczuk) break down what to watch and why it matters. cfbenchmarks.com/blog/from-cryp…

Research travels fast! For those asking: the original analysis lives with CFB 😀

Our paper, “A Factor Model for Digital Assets,” has been published in Springer Nature’s Mathematical Research for Blockchain Economy  - our first academic publication. Already live in the CF Factor Intelligence Suite, bringing Value, Growth and other systematic factors to crypto investing. Huge credit to Cristian Isac for leading this work. Read the paper: cfbenchmarks.com/blog/cf-benchm… Explore the CF Factor Intelligence Suite: cfbenchmarks.com/documentation/… Dive into the research on Springer Nature: link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Monochrome's rare regulatory authorization to provide full in-kind creation and redemption for all investors paves the way for a lack of restrictions on investment size, which is just as rare, says their Chief Operating Officer Grayson McLeod. @MonochromeAsset @gxselby @TheSquareMile @MarkPilipczuk

Hedge funds exited. Advisors kept buying. 13F filings show Brevan Howard cut 85% of its IBIT position, while advisory holdings grew 145% over the past year. We examine this plus positioning across covered call, leveraged and short Bitcoin ETFs here: cfbenchmarks.com/blog/tracking-… @gxselby @MarkPilipczuk