The U.S. Securities and Change Fee granted approval for Nasdaq to record and commerce choices on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief.
Per the main points shared within the official submitting on Sept. 20, the SEC’s approval comes after a prolonged evaluation course of that began on Jan. 9, 2024. That was when Nasdaq initially filed the proposal to commerce choices on exchange-traded merchandise.
Nasdaq persistently adopted up on its proposal with a number of amendments, which started on Jan 11. Over the next months, the alternate submitted extra amendments and data concerning IBIT and different Bitcoin-based (BTC) ETPs.
SEC’s approval concerned a number of levels of evaluation
After nearly eight months of evaluation, the SEC lastly gave the greenlight for Nasdaq’s proposal. The fee acknowledged that the alternate even proposed to switch its guidelines to record and commerce choices on IBIT.
In response to the official submitting, choices on IBIT can be bodily settled with American-style train. Nasdaq additionally highlighted that IBIT choices can be underneath the alternate’s continued itemizing requirements.
“Options on IBIT will be subject to the Exchange rules that currently apply to the listing and trading of all ETF options on the Exchange,” the submitting reads.
Crypto analysts say determination is bullish
Reacting to the SEC’s determination, a number of key crypto merchants and analysts took to X to share their opinion. Crypto dealer Ash Crypto tweeted that that is extremely bullish.
Senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas additionally shared particulars of the approval on X. Balchunas tweeted his assumption that others can be authorised in brief order.
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Balchunas additionally pinpointed this as an enormous win for the Bitcoin ETFs, stating that this may appeal to extra liquidity. Nonetheless, he highlighted the truth that that is “just one stage of approval.”
The proposal nonetheless wants approval from the OCC and CFTC earlier than the official itemizing.
“I’m assuming others will be approved in short order,” Balchunas added, calling it a “huge win” for Bitcoin ETFs “as it will attract more liquidity which will in turn attract more big fish.”
