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CME CF Single-Asset Cryptocurrency Benchmarks

Track the performance of individual cryptocurrencies

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Registered benchmarks

Aligned to European Benchmarks Regulation (EU BMR) to enhance credibility and help facilitate greater market access globally.

Transparent oversight

Follows a robust, publicly available calculation methodology that is overseen regularly by a committee of industry experts.

Reliable and replicable

Continuous daily pricing proven through high volatility periods. Published every day, every second for real-time indices and once per day at key regional hours for reference rates.

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Access institutional-grade pricing through 30+ standardized, regulated reference rates and spot price indices, developed in partnership with CF Benchmarks.
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Multi-Asset Indices

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CME CF Reference Rates
and Real-Time Indices

View prices on featured leading cryptocurrencies by market cap.
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Note: All reference rates are published at 4:00 p.m. London time and select reference rates are also published at 4:00 p.m. New York time and 4:00 p.m. Hong Kong/Singapore time. Cryptocurrency futures and options are cash-settled to the 4:00 p.m. London time reference rates, with the exception of Bitcoin Friday futures, which are cash-settled to the 4:00 p.m. New York reference rate. Pricing sourced from Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, LMAX Digital, Bullish and Crypto.com to ensure representative data.
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View prices on all Single-Asset Cryptocurrency Benchmarks, which cover spot prices for individual assets and help facilitate the price discovery of cryptocurrency trading.
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AAVE, ALGO, APT, ARB, AVAX, AXS, BTC, BCH, BTE, TAO, ADA, LINK, CHZ, ATOM, CRV, MANA, ENA, ETH, ETE, FIL, HBAR, ICP, LTC, NEAR, ONDO, DOT, POL, SOL, XLM, SUI, SNX, XTZ, UNI, XRP
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Access comprehensive real-time and historical data and validate your trading strategies with confidence.
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Cryptocurrency data [eyebrow]

Automate your crypto intelligence

Move beyond manual browser lookups. Integrate the global standard for digital asset valuation directly into your institutional trading or risk systems.

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Flexible latencies

Access data in real time or download years of historical data

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Connectivity & delivery

Consume data via direct connections, cloud, APIs or distributors

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Looking for more? Explore our full suite of Crypto data including futures, options and on-chain analytics.

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Dive deeper into the benchmarks

CME CF Reference Rates
  • Aggregate the trade flow of major cryptocurrencies on spot exchanges during specific calculation windows into daily reference rates of the fiat price of select cryptocurrencies.
  • Calculation rules built to maximize transparency and replicability in the underlying spot markets.
  • Designed around best practices for financial benchmarks.
  • Used to determine settlement prices for related futures contracts offered on select cryptocurrencies.

Reference Rate Methodology

About CME CF Real-Time Indices
  • Aggregate market inputs to reflect the fair, instantaneous fiat price (spot indices) or the real-time implied volatility. Represent a single, aggregate measure of the fair and instantaneous fiat price or implied volatility
  • Based on relevant transaction input data or variance swap pricing for low latency and timeliness. Suitable for marking portfolios, executing intra-day transactions and risk management.

Real-Time Index Methodology

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Research and analysis

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Learn about cryptocurrencies

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Deepen your understanding of the rapidly growing cryptocurrency markets and the ways to trade them.

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Cryptocurrency Reference Rates and Real-Time Indices

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Introduction to Bitcoin Reference Rate

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CME CF Ether Reference Rate & Real Time Index

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Understanding Options on Bitcoin Futures

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Contact a Cryptocurrency expert

Connect with a member of our team to get more information about our products and services.

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