CFB Talks Digital Assets
by CF Benchmarks
Our Reaction to the FOMC, the Rates Market & the CFB Oracle Goes Live
About this podcast
CFB Talks Digital Assets is the home of informed conversation about crypto from CF Benchmarks.
We are the first and leading digital asset index provider, authorized and regulated by the UK FCA.
Respected and innovative financial institutions use our indices and reference rates to power regulated financial instruments, like listed derivatives, investment funds and structured products.
Join CF Benchmarks’ Head of Content, Ken Odeluga, Head of Research, Gabe Selby, CFA and Research Analyst, Mark Pilipczuk, as they talk with some of the most accomplished and influential figures in finance, about everything affecting digital assets — crypto protocols, markets, fund flows, on-chain metrics, macroeconomics and more.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 80 episodes
- Our Reaction to the FOMC, the Rates Market & the CFB Oracle Goes Live · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 79In this week’s CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded October 29, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo, Research Analyst Mark…
- Payward's Ben Gray on GENIUS Rules & Regulation After Clarity · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 78In this week’s CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded October 22, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA is joined by Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo, CFA, Research Analyst…
- Stablecoin Banking, Hot CPI, and The October FOMC Meeting · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 77In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded October 15, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo and Research Analyst Mark…
- Crypto Correction, Rising Yields, and Q3 Earnings Season · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 76In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded October 8, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA, is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk and Kraken Chief Economist…
- Bond Vigilantes, Innovation Exemptions, & Fee Switches: Inside the CFB Q4 Outlook · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 75In this week's CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded October 1, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk and Kraken's Chief Economist…
- The Bitcoin Bottom Explained · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 74In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded September 24, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA and Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk are joined by Bitwise Europe's Head of…
- Bitcoin's Breakout, The Fed's September Decision, & The New CME CF Indices · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 73In a CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded September 3, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo, and…
- The Debasement Trade Returns, AI Rotation Takes Shape, and CFB Launches the GPU Rental Index · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 72In this CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded August 27, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA is joined by Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo, CFA, Senior Product Manager…
- New on CME: CFB's Basket Indices, the Bessent Put, and Our Jackson Hole Preview · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 71In this week's CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded August 20, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk and Kraken Chief Economist Thomas…
- Our Read on Inflation, Clarity's Odds of Passage & DeFi's Revenue Era · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 70In this CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded August 13, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk and Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo…
- Signs of a Bitcoin Bottom, Vault Adoption & The Fed's September Meeting · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 69Has Bitcoin bottomed and what could determine its next move? Recorded live on August 6, 2026, this episode of CF Benchmarks X Space examines Bitcoin’s performance relative to…
- Post-FOMC Debrief, Treasury Companies Under Pressure & CLARITY Stalls Again · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 68In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded July 30 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, Kraken Chief Economist Thomas…
- Cross-Asset Volatility at the Lows, the AI CapEx Reckoning & the Latest Text For CLARITY · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 67Could oil be the catalyst that wakes cross-asset volatility? In this CF Benchmarks X Space, recorded on July 23, 2026, CF Benchmarks Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA (@gxselby)…
- Cooling Inflation, Q2 Earnings & Strategy's Balance Sheet · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 66In this week's CFB Talks Digital Assets live X Space, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk and Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo…
- xStocks’ Val Gui: Why Tokenized Equities Are Changing Markets Faster Than Most Investors Realize · 1 h 0 min · Season 1In this week’s CF Benchmarks Live X Space, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo, CF Benchmarks Head of…
- The Reflexivity Problem: MSTR Stress, ETF Outflows & Why the Bull Case Still Holds · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 65In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded June 25, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by a deep bench from across CF Benchmarks and Kraken: CEO Sui Chung, Head…
- Warsh's Fed Debut, Bitcoin Covered-Call Strategies & Stretch's Dislocation · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 64Recorded June 18, 2026. In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, Head of Research Gabe Selby is joined by Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo, CF Benchmarks Research Analyst…
- Inflation Prints, Hyperliquid's Rise & the SpaceX IPO · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 63In the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded June 11, 2026, Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA is joined by Research Analyst Mark Pilipczuk, Kraken Chief Economist Thomas…
- Rate-Hike Fears, AI's Pull on Miners & Crypto's Capitulation · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 62This episode was recorded live via X Spaces - audio quality varies in places. Recorded June 4, 2026, the latest CF Benchmarks live X Space finds Head of Research Gabe Selby, CFA…
- CPI Upends Rate Reckoning, CME BTC Vol. Futures Go Live in June, CLARITY Markup Moves Forward · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 61This episode was recorded live via X Spaces - audio quality varies in places. In this week's CF Benchmarks live X Space, recorded May 14, 2026, the team unpacks a packed week for…







