SEC дает зеленый свет: BlackRock получает добро на опционы для биткоин‑ETF

cryptonews.ruPubblicato 2022-05-21Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-09-21

Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам (SEC) одобрила предложение BlackRock по листингу и торговле опционами на спотовый биткоин-ETF. Похоже, регулятор решил подбросить немного адреналина в и без того бурлящий котел криптоиндустрии.

Быстрее, выше, сильнее!

SEC рассмотрела заявку BlackRock в «ускоренном порядке». Видимо, чиновники так соскучились по action’у, что решили не тянуть кота за хвост. Теперь iShares Bitcoin Trust (тикер IBIT) сможет торговать опционами на бирже Nasdaq ISE.

Но BlackRock (BlackRock, Inc.) не одинок в своем стремлении. Grayscale (Grayscale Investments, LLC) и Bitwise (Bitwise Asset Management, Inc.) тоже мечтают о подобном разрешении для своих ETF.

Нейт Джераси (Nate Geraci), президент ETF Store, не смог сдержать эмоций: «Спустя 8+ месяцев после запуска спотовых биткоин-ETF… Торговля опционами наконец-то одобрена. Лучше поздно, чем никогда».

Важное уточнение от SEC

Несмотря на одобрение опционов на биткоин-ETF, SEC дала важное разъяснение. Наташа Видж Грейнер (Natasha Vij Greiner), директор Отдела управления инвестициями, отметила особенность регулирования этих инструментов:

«Когда мы говорим о спотовых биткоин-ETP, речь идет о биржевых продуктах. Они фактически не подпадают под Закон об инвестиционных компаниях 1940 года, это не продукт 40-го акта, поэтому здесь нет тех же защитных механизмов и некоторых соображений, связанных с хранением, с которыми мы сталкиваемся».

Это заявление имеет несколько важных последствий для инвесторов:

Биткоин-ETF регулируются иначе, чем традиционные инвестиционные фонды
Отсутствуют некоторые стандартные механизмы защиты инвесторов
Могут отличаться требования к хранению активов и раскрытию информации
Инвесторам следует проявлять дополнительную осторожность при работе с этими инструментами

SEC таким образом подчеркивает, что биткоин-ETF остаются специфическим финансовым инструментом с особыми рисками. Инвесторам рекомендуется тщательно изучать условия и потенциальные риски перед принятием инвестиционных решений.

Что дальше?

Эрик Балчунас (Eric Balchunas), старший аналитик ETF в Bloomberg, предполагает, что это только начало: «Полагаю, другие будут одобрены в короткие сроки. Огромная победа для биткоин-ETF (поскольку это привлечет больше ликвидности, что, в свою очередь, привлечет больше крупных игроков)».

Похоже, мир криптофинансов стоит на пороге новой эры. SEC открыла ящик Пандоры, и теперь остается только гадать, какие еще сюрпризы нас ждут. Будьте готовы к тому, что волатильность на рынке может усилиться, а количество новостей будет расти как на дрожжах.

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