THELOGICALINDIAN - CMEGroup and Crypto Facilities Ltd accept clearly launched the CME CF EtherDollar Reference Rate Ether Reference Rate and CME CF EtherDollar Real Time Index Ether Real Time Index both of which are accessible today on both companies websites and will become accessible after on the CME Group Market Data Platform on June 4
The Ether Reference Rate provides a circadian amount criterion at 4 pm London time, while the Ether Real Time Index provides users admission to a real-time Ether price. Both are affected by Crypto Facilities and are priced in U.S. dollars.
Crypto Facilities, a cryptocurrency trading platform, will account both prices with affairs and adjustment book action from Kraken and Bitstamp – two arresting cryptocurrency trading platforms.
Tim McCourt, Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Products and Alternative Investments at CME Group, explained in a press release:
Dr. Timo Schlaefer, CEO of Crypto Facilities, additionally commented:
Both ante will be overseen by the already-existing Bitcoin Oversight Committee, which is comprised of CME Group, Crypto Facilities, and experts from about the industry. The Bitcoin Oversight Committee will consistently check-in on the alignment actuality acclimated to activity the rates, in accession to reviewing the practices and standards actuality utilized, in an accomplishment to ensure authentic advertence rates.
At the time of this writing, Ethereum (ETH) — the second-largest cryptocurrency by bazaar capitalization — is trading at $736.56. It is currently up 6.98% over the aftermost seven canicule and has outperformed best of the above players in the cryptocurrency amplitude over contempo weeks.
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