Golden Finance reported that according to two regulatory documents on August 28, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe Exchange) submitted a revised listing application for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF options to regulators. The documents show that Cboe seeks to list options based on Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs issued by asset management companies, including Fidelity, 21Shares, Invesco, VanEck, Grayscale, Bitwise, BlackRock iShares and Valkyrie. According to the information in the Bitcoin and Ethereum options documents, the proposed rule changes will classify cryptocurrency spot ETFs and commodity-based ETFs (such as Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF and iShares Silver Trust) as "securities suitable for option trading." Earlier news, Nasdaq announced plans on August 27 to list Bitcoin options linked to the CMECF Bitcoin Real-Time Index (BRTI). In August of this year, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq withdrew four Bitcoin options listing applications submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On August 8, the Chicago Board Options Exchange withdrew an earlier application for listing Bitcoin ETF options. Bloomberg expects Bitcoin spot options to be available in the fourth quarter of this year.
