Crypto.com joins CF Benchmarks, enhancing Bitcoin and Ethereum indices
Crypto exchange Crypto.com’s market data will soon be integrated into real-time indices and reference rates for Bitcoin and Ethereum markets.
This comes as CF Benchmarks, a crypto indices provider regulated by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, has added Crypto.com as a constituent exchange.
According to details the FCA-regulated benchmark administrator shared in a press release, Crypto.com’s market data will, effective March 31, 2025, power CF Benchmarks’ suite of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) indices. With this, Crypto.com will become a CME CF constituent exchange, providing its institutional-grade market data across three CME CF indices.
CF Benchmarks will integrate Crypto.com’s pricing data into the CME CF Bitcoin-Dollar Indices, the CME CF Ether-Dollar Indices, and the CME CF Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Benchmark. With this addition, CF Benchmarks’ number of constituent exchanges grows to eight, alongside Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, itBit, Kraken, Bullish, and LMAX Digital.
“We are excited for the addition of Crypto.com to our CME CF Bitcoin and Ether indices,” said Giovanni Vicioso, global head of cryptocurrency products at CME Group.
Increased adoption of crypto amid rapid market growth means investors are looking for investment instruments that offer reliable, transparent and trusted pricing, Vicioso noted. The CME Group exec added:
“The addition of Crypto.com will add more depth and pricing accuracy to our trusted real-time indices and reference rates which serve as benchmarks for market-leading Bitcoin and Ether futures.”
Crypto.com’s data will now support CME CF’s crypto pricing across key industry products, including spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and crypto derivatives offered by CME Group.
Among spot ETFs, the affected products include those from BlackRock, Ark Invest, Bitwise, and WisdomTree. CF Benchmarks’ eight exchange partners account for 98% of global BTC-U.S. dollar trading and 92% of ETH-U.S. dollar trading.
Crypto.com launched its Crypto.com Exchange in 2019 and has grown into one of the world’s largest regulated crypto exchanges.
In addition to spot, margin, and crypto derivatives trading, the exchange provides custody solutions and has expanded its global footprint through key acquisitions, including in the United Arab Emirates. The exchange has also received a full license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets regulation, further solidifying its compliance in global markets.
