U.S. SEC Puts Hold on Approval for Nasdaq's Bitcoin Index Options Following CME Objection

2026/08/03 14:59 (Updated 2026/08/04 05:01)

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U.S. SEC Puts Hold on Approval for Nasdaq's Bitcoin Index Options Following CME Objection

Consideration of Approval for Bitcoin-Linked Options

On July 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) temporarily suspended its approval of index option products linked to the price of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC). This decision came after the exchange operator CME requested a review. In May, the SEC had approved an options contract to be traded under the ticker symbol 'QBTC', which was to be based on the 'CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index' and represented by 10...

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