CME Group and CF Benchmarks to Launch APAC Reference Rates for Bitcoin and Ether on September 11
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"These new reference rates are designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of global participants in the growing digital asset space," said Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group. "Year-to-date,
These non-tradable reference rates will complement the existing CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) and CME CF-Ether Dollar Reference Rate (ETHUSD_RR), published at 4 p.m. London time, as well as the recently introduced CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate New York (BRRNY) and CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate New York (ETHUSD_NY), published at 4 p.m.
"Crypto adoption continues apace and CF Benchmarks is delighted to facilitate financial institutions in providing regulated financial products to Asian markets with the introduction of APAC variants to our market defining Bitcoin Reference Rate and Ether-Dollar Reference Rate," said Sui Chung, CEO of CF Benchmarks. "As variants these benchmarks will be calculated and administered to the same exacting standards enjoyed by their existing
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About CME Group
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About CF Benchmarks
CF Benchmarks is the leading provider of cryptocurrency benchmark indices, authorised and regulated by the
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