CME Group is expanding its market data for cryptocurrencies by adding pricing indices for Hedera’s native token, HBAR. This new data will be integrated into the standardized CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Market Data feed.
Key Details
- Go-Live Date: December 29
- Products: Both a constantly updated real-time index and daily benchmark reference rates will be launched.
- Data Feed: The data will be distributed via the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Market Data feed on CME Globex on Google Cloud.
- Daily Benchmarks:Reference rates will be published shortly after 4:00 p.m. local time in three major regions, including weekends and holidays:
- London: CME CF Hedera-Dollar Reference Rate (HBARUSD_RR)
- New York: HBARUSD_NY
- Asia-Pacific: HBARUSD_AP (Hong Kong/Singapore time)
- Real-Time Index: The CME CF Hedera-Dollar Real-Time Index (HBARUSD RTI) will update approximately every second.
- Function: The indices are for pricing information only and will not be used for settling any contracts.
Broader Context
The launch of the HBAR indices is part of a larger set of platform and technology changes at CME, including:
- Migration of CME Globex systems to Google Cloud.
- Release of a new private Google Cloud Chicago region and co-location facility.
- A roadmap of infrastructure and market data modifications planned from Q1 2026 through April 2026, such as new market data multicast groups and channels.
This move solidifies HBAR’s place in the institutional financial ecosystem’s growing focus on regulated crypto pricing data.
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