CF Benchmarks, a Payward subsidiary, launched CFB Oracle on 27 October to deliver signed benchmark values that decentralised applications can verify onchain. The service supplies reference data for functions such as valuation, margin and settlement, rather than executing trades.[1]
The announced networks are Ethereum mainnet, HyperEVM and Robinhood Chain. The company describes benchmark coverage spanning crypto, equities, commodities, foreign exchange, staking and rates. That describes the service’s index catalogue; it does not guarantee that every rate and instrument is published on every supported network or that an individual application has subscribed to each index.[1]
A price with an origin, not an execution guarantee
CF Benchmarks says each index follows a published methodology for its inputs, screening and calculation. A digital signature lets an application verify the publisher and the delivered value’s integrity. The application must separately decide whether that benchmark suits its valuation or liquidation rule.[1]
Four layers that should not be confused
| Layer | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Benchmark method | Define inputs, market screening, calculation and publication scheduleSource 1 |
| CFB Oracle | Deliver signed index values for verificationSource 1 |
| Application or exchange | Choose how an index informs margin, settlement or other logicSource 1 |
| Broker/customer arrangement | Set legal terms, product access, collateral and counterparty exposureSource 1 |
One commercially notable policy is that CF Benchmarks says each index has a single publication frequency for all customers and does not offer faster early-access tiers for the same number. This narrows a particular information-timing asymmetry, although it does not eliminate latency differences in networks, contracts, terminals or users’ ability to act.[1]
The forthcoming Payward derivatives connection
The release says CFB Oracle has been chosen to supply reference pricing for Payward’s planned onchain perpetual futures for US clients, powered by Hyperliquid. It explicitly makes that product launch subject to regulatory approval. The availability of the oracle is therefore a current event, while the commercial US perpetual-futures venue remains prospective.[1][2]
An integration also needs stale-price controls and a fallback if an update is unavailable. The same published benchmark can serve different applications whose leverage, settlement and liquidation rules remain their own responsibility.[1]
Sources & further reading
- CF Benchmarks launches CFB Oracle for institutional benchmarks Payward / CF Benchmarks · 27 Oct 2026 · Accessed 29 Oct 2026
- Payward newsroom and announcement chronology Payward · Accessed 29 Oct 2026