CoinDesk Indices to Power First Regulated Crypto Futures on ICE

February 5, 2026
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New York - February 5, 2026 - CoinDesk Indices today announced that Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), will list a new suite of regulated cryptocurrency futures contracts benchmarked to CoinDesk Indices. 

The collaboration will expand ICE’s digital asset offering, introducing seven new contracts covering single-asset altcoins and broad-market benchmarks. This marks a significant expansion of CoinDesk Indices into regulated derivatives markets, extending their role from reference rates to the underlying foundation of institutional financial products. 

“This collaboration with ICE is a clear sign of how far digital asset markets have come,” said David LaValle, President of CoinDesk Data and Indices. “Working with one of the world’s most established exchange operators affirms the standards we’ve built our indices to meet and supports our mission to embed trusted digital asset benchmarks into the core of global financial markets.”

As the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, ICE provides global market access at an institutional scale. Their decision to list CoinDesk-based contracts underscores the institutional standards applied to the construction, governance, and oversight of CoinDesk’s index suite.

More details about the collaboration will be unveiled jointly with ICE at Consensus Hong Kong, taking place February 10-12.

About CoinDesk Indices

Since 2014, CoinDesk Indices has been at the forefront of the digital asset revolution, empowering investors globally. A portfolio company of the Bullish Group, its indices form the foundation of the world’s largest digital asset products. CoinDesk Indices is regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and offers products across multi-asset indices, reference rates, and strategies. Flagships such as the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index and the CoinDesk 20 Index set the industry standard for measuring, trading, and investing in digital assets. With tens of billions of dollars in benchmarked assets, CoinDesk Indices is a trusted partner.

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CoinDesk is a portfolio company of the Bullish Group. CoinDesk Indices, Inc., including CC Data Limited, its affiliate which performs certain outsourced administration and calculation services on its behalf (collectively, "CoinDesk Indices"), does not sponsor, endorse, sell, promote, or manage any investment offered by any third party that seeks to provide an investment return based on the performance of any index. CoinDesk Indices is neither an investment adviser nor a commodity trading advisor and makes no representation regarding the advisability of making an investment linked to any CoinDesk Indices index. CoinDesk Indices does not act as a fiduciary. A decision to invest in any asset linked to a CoinDesk Indices index should not be made in reliance on any of the statements set forth in this document or elsewhere by CoinDesk Indices. All content displayed here or otherwise used in connection with any CoinDesk Indices index (the "Content") is owned by CoinDesk Indices and/or its third-party data providers and licensors, unless stated otherwise by CoinDesk Indices. CoinDesk Indices does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, adequacy, validity, or availability of any of the Content. CoinDesk Indices is not responsible for any errors or omissions, regardless of the cause, in the results obtained from the use of any of the Content. CoinDesk Indices does not assume any obligation to update the Content following publication in any form or format. © 2025 CoinDesk Indices, Inc. All rights reserved. 

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