BlackRock Bitcoin ETF set for ‘monstrous lead’ with SEC options boost
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF will get a boost from the SEC’s decision to raise the limit for options contracts 10-fold, NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro said.
BlackRock’s market-dominating spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund may get bigger after the US Securities and Exchange Commission increased position limits for many Bitcoin funds, according to crypto financial services firm NYDIG.
The SEC on Tuesday increased the number of allowed options contracts from 25,000 to 250,000 “for all ETFs with options,” which includes the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) but not the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), NYDIG’s global head of research, Greg Cipolaro, said in a report on Friday.
“The change is likely to widen the monstrous lead that IBIT already has over the other players, while it hobbles FBTC’s position as the second-largest options player,” Cipolaro said.
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