{"id":26372,"date":"2020-06-03T18:22:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T16:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/?p=26372"},"modified":"2020-06-03T18:22:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T16:22:48","slug":"cryptocompare-and-vaneck-subsidiary-mvis-launch-a-bitcoin-reference-rate-that-updates-hourly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/cryptocompare-and-vaneck-subsidiary-mvis-launch-a-bitcoin-reference-rate-that-updates-hourly\/","title":{"rendered":"CryptoCompare and VanEck Subsidiary MVIS Launch a Bitcoin Reference Rate That Updates Hourly"},"content":{"rendered":"
VanEck subsidiary MV Index Solutions GmbH<\/strong> (MVIS) has partnered with both CryptoCompare<\/strong> and SEBA Bank<\/strong> to launch a Bitcoin Benchmark Rate<\/strong> (BBR) which tracks the price of the flagship asset across five major spot marketplaces. <\/p>\n CryptoCompare is a cryptocurrency market data aggregator while SEBA Bank AG is a Swiss-based financial institution that focuses on the digital asset marketplace. In a press release<\/a><\/strong> published on Wednesday, MVIS announced that the BBR index will update hourly showing the average price of bitcoin across the exchanges Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, itBit, and Kraken<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The BBR index \u201caggregates transaction prices on the top five exchanges selected via the CryptoCompare Exchange Benchmark and disseminates hourly. The index is based on an average of quantity weighted median prices,\u201d<\/em> MVIS explained.<\/p>\n According to the release, SEBA was part of the process of creating the BBR and will be using the reference rate to create new and innovative products in the future. Expectedly this will include bitcoin derivatives and probably exchange-traded funds.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is essential for derivatives on cryptocurrencies to have a representative reference rate which is robust against market distortions and manipulations,\u201d <\/em>SEBA Bank\u2019s Head of Asset Management Daniel Kuehne<\/strong> said in a statement. \u201cWe are pleased to have contributed to the MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Benchmark Rate and to play a key role in helping the emerging derivatives market gain greater acceptance among professional and institutional investors”.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n