SEC delays decision BlackRock and Bitwise Spot Ethereum ETFs
The Nasdaq rule change that would have allowed the listing and trading of BlackRock and Bitwise's spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has been delayed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Documents filed on September 24 indicate that the SEC has postponed its decision to permit options trading for the spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs offered by Bitwise and BlackRock until mid-November.
New dates announced for BlackRock and Bitwise spot Ethereum ETFs options trading
The revised dates for BlackRock and Bitwise are November 10 and November 11, respectively. On July 22, Nasdaq submitted a rule change request for the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF; however, the SEC stated that additional time was required for review. BlackRock's first 45-day review period, which was supposed to expire on September 26, was therefore extended.
The agency stated in the release that the Commission believes it is appropriate to assign a longer timeframe for taking action on the proposed rule change in order to allow it enough time to consider the proposal.
According to a separate release, the SEC also delayed making a decision on NYSE American's proposal to list and trade options on the Grayscale Ethereum Trust and the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust to November 11.
The postponement by the regulator followed its approval last week of the listing and trading of options on BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas of Bloomberg called a "huge win" for bitcoin ETFs.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs attract $135.95 million inflows
United States Spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen a different pattern, with net inflows hitting $135.95 million on Tuesday. For the fourth day in a row, there were positive inflows; 12 funds amassed a total of more than $390 million during this time.
Leading the way was BlackRock's IBIT, which attracted net inflows of $98.89 million, the most since August 26. Bitwise's BITB came in second with $17.41 million, and Fidelity's FBTC saw inflows of $16.80 million. Following Monday's significant outflows, Tuesday saw a recovery for Ether ETFs, with $62.51 million in total daily inflows.
BlackRock's ETHA led the recovery with net inflows of $59.25 million. Additionally, two modest gains were reported by VanEck's ETHV and Invesco's Ether ETF, at $1.94 million and $1.32 million, respectively.
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