Nearly all our multi-asset portfolios declined into year-end. The exceptions were the CF DeFi Composite Index, and the CF Cryptocurrency Ultra Cap 5 index. What’s ahead for 2025? In this clip, Ken Odeluga (Ken Odeluga) asks Mark Pilipczuk about the biggest opportunities,

We’re beyond stoked to welcome Marco Santori as our guest on the CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast. Marco was Kraken’s Chief Legal Officer for, quite possibly, 5 of the most pivotal years crypto will see for some time, and he remains a senior Kraken advisor. Widely thought of as

As one of the first crypto-focused firms to cross the rubicon into full regulation, we've got a few tales to tell! Sign-up for our institutionally oriented perspective. 👇

No mistake, this is big news. SEC's Crypto Task Force was slowly working towards 'exempting' Solana ETFs from needing regulated futures before approval. With CME SOL futures, everything Bitcoin and Ether ETFs had before approval will be in place.

Double 'this'!

SEC saving the best till last (ish)? I'm not biased at all, ofc. blog.kraken.com/news/sec-lawsu… So I wonder, was it just scheduling, or was there something specific here that required more due process, etc?

We sat down with Franklin Templeton's digital asset team on the pod recently, after the Franklin Crypto ETF (EZPZ) listing, and we also went off piste.... Time to take FT out of the TradFi bucket, if that's all you think they do! 👇

Hey folks! On the latest CF Benchmarks Talks Digital Assets, Ken Odeluga, Mark Pilipczuk, and I tackle the recent drawdown in crypto markets—correction or bear? $XRP ’s standout performance, ‘Meme-lash’ fallout, and crypto’s link to other asset classes. Be sure to tune in!

Our usual structured, qualified, and impartial take - on how crypto performed over the week.

Tough one to bat away, for now...

Most of us don't get to test our curiosity with CIOs managing billions of dollars very often. When we do, it pays to listen closely ....

Simple breakdown by Gabe Selby of near-to-midterm impact on consumer demand .... from <cough> 'Liberation Day' ... Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/4W5GqA…

What to make of those battling statements on staking ETFs, from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Corp Fin Div and Cmr. Caroline Crenshaw ... 🤔 sec.gov/newsroom/speec… sec.gov/newsroom/speec…

Two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses were shot Saturday in what Governor Tim Walz said was likely a targeted political attack by a suspect impersonating a police officer bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Awkward. Logan Hitchcock's excellent piece showing a bunch of us may have jumped the gun by concluding the Ripple Legal Battle was over (via @decryptmedia) decrypt.co/327521/ripple-… $XRP

Two firsts here: a US exchange-listed spot $SOL ETF, and staking. It will also be interesting to see how quickly this opens the floodgates!

Does Ethereum's "Bitcoin 2017 moment" really target $16k...? Fundstrat Capital's Tom Lee thinks so. (Also, ETH corp Treasury colour ... cnb.cx/41wStya)

How close is $GOOG to capitulation? No appeal from Alphabet, yet, let alone a formal FTC order bloomberg.com/news/articles/…