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 on spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could become available as soon as Tuesday, according to Nasdaq.

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.

Shares' bitcoin ETF assets jumped this week amid a bitcoin rally and investor inflows after a decisive election victory for former president Donald Trump.

Nasdaq head of ETP listings Alison Hennessy discusses the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) and says our intent is to list and trade Bitcoin ETF options "as early as tomorrow." She speaks with Eric Balchunas,

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