U.S. SEC opens comment period on proposal to conduct options trading based on BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

According to a public document, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a comment period on Nasdaq's proposal to allow options trading based on the BlackRock spot bitcoin ETF, with a 21-day solicitation period. BlackRock was just approved by the SEC last week to list its spot bitcoin ETF (iShares Bitcoin Trust), and James Seyffart, an ETF research analyst at Bloomberg, said the SEC's action on the proposal was faster than usual.