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Silicon Data aims to be the independent referee for compute pricing, developing indices for chips, tokens, and LLM models, with CME planning GPU futures settled against their benchmarks.

CME Group is launching GPU futures contracts on October 5 using Silicon Data's benchmarks, creating a risk management layer for neoclouds and compute consumers to hedge price volatility without physical delivery.

Silicon Data is building independent compute benchmarks and partnering with CME to launch GPU futures (Oct 5) enabling neoclouds and compute consumers to hedge price volatility, while data shows older chips like A100s retain economic value through residual cash flows.

Silicon Data is becoming the independent referee for AI compute pricing, partnering with CME Group to launch GPU futures on October 5, enabling neoclouds and compute consumers to hedge price volatility; proprietary data shows GPU prices stable after 20% rise, with older chips retaining residual value.