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CF Benchmarks brings Wall Street pricing infrastructure onchain, including data applied by BlackRock
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CF Benchmarks, whose pricing indices underpin BlackRock's bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and CME Group's crypto futures, is bringing its market data to blockchain networks as more financial firms look to offer traditional investment products through decentralized finance (DeFi).
Key facts
- Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%
- The launch puts CF Benchmarks in competition with oracle providers such as Chainlink LINK $12.64 and Pyth, which already supply market data to decentralized trading and lending platforms
- The Kraken parent intends to use CFB Oracle to supply pricing data for an upcoming U.S. perpetual futures offering powered by Hyperliquid (HYPE)
- CF Benchmarks, whose pricing indices underpin BlackRock's bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and CME Group's crypto futures, is bringing its market data to blockchain networks as more financial firms
Summary
CF Benchmarks is making the pricing indices used by BlackRock and CME Group available to blockchain-based financial applications. The new service could help developers build onchain index funds, tokenized portfolios and derivatives using established market benchmarks. Kraken parent Payward plans to use the service for a U.S. perpetual futures offering powered by Hyperliquid, pending regulatory approval. The company, which is owned by Kraken parent Payward, has introduced CFB Oracle, a service that gives blockchain applications access to its benchmarks for cryptocurrencies, stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies.