The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced its readiness to manage the clearance and settlement of options on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Nasdaq Inc. is planning to list options on BlackRock Inc.’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, possibly as soon as Tuesday, allowing investors to use derivatives to bet on or against the world’s largest digital asset.

Options trading for spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds are all set to launch on Wall Street on Tuesday, marking a new era of the leading cryptocurrency's integration into traditional finance.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF options will finally go live on the Nasdaq stock exchange, maybe as soon as tomorrow. Alison Hennessy, Nasdaq’s head of ETP listings, dropped the news on Bloomberg’s ETF IQ. “Getting these options listed on IBIT into the market I think will be very exciting for investors because that’s really what we have

Bitcoin ETF Options is set to launch today, sparking market optimism over a potential BTC rally to $200K in the coming days amid soaring institutional interest.

Helene is a New York-based reporter covering Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin ETFs and crypto exchanges. She is also the co-host of CoinDesk's Markets Daily show. Helene is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

The launch occurs alongside notable inflows into Bitcoin spot ETFs. On Monday, Coinglass data showed that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) had a daily inflow of $87.95 million, the highest among all 11 US-listed spot ETFs that day.

Options trading on (IBIT) is expected to begin today on Nasdaq, while Bitwise Bitcoin ETF options will go live on Wednesday.

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